Linguistics III

Semantic Feature

Definition

A component of a concept associated with a lexical item

One component of a word's intention

Semantic Domain

A specific place that shares a set of meanings

An area of meaning and the words used to talk about it

English has a domain "Rain" which includes rain, drizzle, downpour, raindrop,

Semantic Information

Amount

Possession

Proximity

Noun

Subtypes

Proper Noun

Pronoun

Endophora

Cataphora

Anaphora

Context

A frame that surrounds the event and provides resources for its appropiate interpretation

Pro-Form

Pronoun

Common Noun

Non-Count

Related

Nominal

Having the function of a noun

Count

Phrase

A group of words functioning as a grammatical unit

Usage

Syntax

The arrangement of words or phrases to create meaningful sentences

Deixis

The referring to a specific time, place, or person using words or phrases

Semantic Relation

Meronym and Holonym

Hyponym and Hypernym

The association that exists between the meanings of words, the meaning of phrases, or the meaning of sentences