Stein's Vocabulary of Interpretation

Question 1

Meaning

Answer 1

the message that an author consciously willed to convey by the words (shareable symbols) used

Question 2

Implications

Answer 2

those inferences in a text of which an author may or may not have been aware but that nevertheless legitimately fall within the principle he willed

Question 3

Significance

Answer 3

how a reader responds to the meaning of a text

Question 4

Subject Matter

Answer 4

the content or stuff talked about in a text, without regard to how it is used by the author to convey meaning

Question 5

Understanding

Answer 5

the correct mental grasp of an author’s meaning by the reader

Question 6

Interpretation

Answer 6

the verbal or written expression of a reader’s understanding of an author’s meaning

Question 7

Mental Acts

Answer 7

the experiences of an author while writing the text

Question 8

Semantic Range

Answer 8

the limit of possible meanings allowed by the words

Question 9

Specific Meaning

Answer 9

the particular meaning that an author has given to a word, phrase, sentence, adn the like, in a text

Question 10

Literary Genre

Answer 10

the literary form being used by an author and the rules governing that form

Question 11

Context

Answer 11

the willed meaning that an author gives to the literary materials surrounding a passage in a text