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
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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