The Universal Meaning and Trend of Semantics

Semantic universals, as a core concept in linguistics, refer to the commonalities and regularities of different languages in expressing meaning. It covers the meaning properties and laws that are prevalent in linguistic phenomena. Since linguistics has become an independent discipline, semantic universality has been an important area for its in-depth exploration. This phenomenon attracted attention as early as the time of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, while the development of modern linguistics provides us with more in-depth and systematic means of research. This paper will focus on the literature review of semantic universals, aiming at sorting out and analysing the main views and research results in this field, exploring the connotation of semantic universals, the current status of research and the future trends, with a view to providing valuable references for the research in linguistics and related fields.