Semantic barrier to communication:

(i) Badly expressed message may not convey intended meaning.

(ii) Symbols with different meanings may be perceived differently by the receiver.

(iii) Message originally drafted in one language may be misunderstood due to faulty translation.

(iv) Messages involving certain assumptions may be interpreted differently due to unclarified assumptions.

(v) Use of technical jargon by specialists may not be understood by others.

(vi) Body language and gesture decoding may be misunderstood if what is said and what is expressed do not match.

Detailed Answer:

Semantic Barriers to Communication:

(i) Badly expressed message in which the intended meaning may not be conveyed on account of inadequate vocabulary, usage of wrong words, omission of needed words etc.

(ii) Symbols with different meanings where a word may have several meanings and receiver has to perceive one such meaning for the word used by communicator.

(iii) Faulty translations where the communication drafted in one language is not properly translated in a language understandable to the workers.

(iv) Unclarified assumptions where communication may have certain assumptions which are subject to different interpretations.

(v) Technical jargons where the specialists use them to explain something to persons who are not specialists in the concerned field, as a result of which, it is not understood clearly by the receiver.

(vi) Body language and gesture decoding becomes a barrier when there is no match between what is said and what is expressed in body movements.