Semantics Flashcards
1
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Hypernymy
A
A hypernym of a word denotes a ‘superconcept’ of that word
Eg fruit is a hypernym of apple
2
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Meronymy
A
A meronym of a word denotes a sub-part of the denotation of that word
Eg finger is a meronym of hand
3
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sentence
A
well-formed string of words put together according to the grammatical rules of a language
4
Q
utterance
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the use of a particular piece of language - be it a word, a phrase, a sentence, or a sequence of sentences - by a particular speaker on a particular occasion
5
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proposition
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‘what is expressed by some statement’
-> sentence + utterance = statement, a statement conveys a proposition