Semantics

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Semantics

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the study of the meaning of language

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Referent

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entity identified by the use of a referring expression

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Speaker-Reference

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what the speaker is referring to by using some linguistic expression (pragmatics)

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Linguistic-Reference

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systematic denotation of some linguistic expression as part of a language

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Extension

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set of all potential referents for a referring expression

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Prototype

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a typical member of the extension of a referring expression

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Stereotype

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a list of characteristics describing a prototype

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Coreference

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two linguistic expressions that refer to the same real-world entity

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Anaphoria

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linguistic expression that refers to another linguistic expression

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Deixis

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has one meaning but can refer to different entities depending on the speaker and his or her spatial and temporal orientation

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Denotative Meaning

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logical meaning, indicates essential qualities of a concept which distinguish it from other concepts

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Connotative Meaning

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additional or associated meaning, attached to the denotative, conceptual meaning; consists of associates made with a concept whenever that concept is referred to

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Social Meaning

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meaning that a word possessed by virtue of its use in particular social situations and circumstances

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Thematic Meaning

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lies in the manner in which a message is organized for emphasis

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Agent

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the entity that performs the action

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Theme

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the entity that is involved in or affected by the action

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Instrument

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if an agent uses another entity in performing an action, the other entity is the instrument

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Benefactive

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noun or noun phrase that refers to the person or animal who benefits, or is meant to benefit, from the action of the verb

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Experiencer

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when a NP designates an entity as the person who has a feeling, apperception, or a state, it fills the role of experience

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Location

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where an entity is

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Source

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from where an entity moves

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Synonymy

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two or more forms with closely related meanings

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Antonymy

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two forms with opposite meanings

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Hyponymy

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when the meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another

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Homophony

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when two or more differently written forms have the same pronunciation but different meaning

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Homography

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two or more forms are the same only in writing but different in pronunciation and writing

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Homonymy

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one form has two ore more unrelated meanings, but same pronunciation and spelling

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Polysemy

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one form having multiple meanings which are all related by extension

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Entailment

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a proposition (expressed in a sentence) that follows necessarily from another sentence

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Presupposition

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proposition (expressed in a sentence) that must be assumed to be true in order to judge the truth or falsity of another sentence