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words or expressions that have the same meaning in some or all contexts
synonymy
words or phrases that are opposites with respect to some of their meanings
antonyms
the situation in which a word has two or more meanings
polysemy
the situation in which a single form has two or more entirely distinct meanings
homophony
words with the same spelling
homographs
words that are both homophones and homographs
homonyms
the result of homophony or polysemy in that single form has two or more meanings either related or not
lexical ambiguity
two sentences that have the same basic meaning
paraphrases
the circumstances under which a sentence is true
truth conditions
a relation between sentences in which the truth of one sentence necessarily implies the truth of another
entailment
a relationship between sentences wherein the truth of one sentence requires the falsity of another sentence
contradiction
the set of associations that a word's use can evoke
connotation
the set of entities to which a word or expression refers
denotation
the set of entities to which a word or expression refers
referents
an expressions inherent sense the concepts that it evokes
intention
the set of entities to which a word or expression refers
extention
the representation of a words intention in terms of smaller semantic components called features
semantic decomposition(componential analysis)
concepts that do not have clear cut boundaries that distinguish them from other concepts
fuzzy concepts
the understanding of one concept in terms of another
metaphor
the process whereby concepts are encoded in the words of a language
lexicalization
a class of meanings created by combining semantic elements such as manner and motion or direction and motion
conflation pattern
a system of morphological contrasts indicating the type of evidence for the truth of a statement
evidentiality
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ling 101 chapter 6
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ling 101 chapter 6
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2011-01-18T21:40:28Z
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