Comparative Concept: animate (sem)

animate (sem)

Typ meaning (def)
Alias(se) animate
Assoziiert
Spraakbanken animate (sem)

Umbrella

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Hierarchy

object concept (sem) ontological categories (sem)
animate (sem)
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Definition

a semantic category of objects that denotes animate beings. Example: cat denotes an animate entity. The term 'animate' is often used to contrast with human, and therefore often is used to refer only to nonhuman animates. (Section 3.1.2)