What is the branch of linguistics that studies meaning?

From his studies of coptic, champollion knew that the egyptian word for "sun" was pronounced rah. he wrote down the first two letters of that sound, ra. next he put a question mark for the unknown middle hieroglyph. then, at the end, he wrote ss, the sound of the last two hieroglyphs. he studied the combination: ra ? ss. suddenly he remembered a famous pharaoh whose name appeared in ancient greek chronicles and also in the biblical book of exodus: rameses, or ramesses. could this be a hieroglyphic representation of ramesses' name? based on the excerpt, what detail did champollion need to conclude that the hieroglyphics might represent ramesses’s name?

79 one theme in stowe’s uncle tom’s cabin is a)circle of lifeb)true christianityc)american ideals and realityd)families destroyed by slavery

Who says, "cause we all tied up in a race of people that don't know how to do nothing but moan, pray and have babies"? from a raisin in the sun. a. walter b. ruth c. george d. beneatha