Comparative Concept: meaning (def)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
meaning (def)
Typ | def |
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Alias(se) | meaning • semantic content • semantic • information content • information |
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Spraakbanken | meaning (def) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
the information content that is conventionally conveyed by a construction. Example: a word such as square has the meaning of a particular shape. (Section 1.1)