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Lexical semantics — is a subfield of linguistic semantics. It is the study of how and what the words of a language denote (Pustejovsky, 1995). Words may either be taken to denote things in the world, or concepts, depending on the particular approach to lexical… … Wikipedia
lexical semantics — noun the branch of semantics that studies the meanings and relations of words • Hypernyms: ↑semantics … Useful english dictionary
Lexical functional grammar — (LFG) is a grammar framework in theoretical linguistics, a variety of generative grammar. The development of the theory was initiated by Joan Bresnan and Ronald Kaplan in the 1970s, in reaction to the direction research in the area of… … Wikipedia
Lexical Markup Framework — (LMF) is a work in progress within International Organization for Standardization ISO/TC37 in order to define a common standardized framework for the construction of natural language processing (NLP) and machine readable dictionary (MRD) lexicons … Wikipedia
Lexical item — Lexical items are single words or words that are grouped in a language s lexicon. Examples are cat , traffic light , take care of , by the way , and don t count your chickens before they hatch . Lexical items are those which can be generally… … Wikipedia
Semantics — is the study of meaning in communication. The word derives from Greek σημαντικός ( semantikos ), significant , [cite web|url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2393797|title=Semantikos, Henry… … Wikipedia
semantics — semanticist /si man teuh sist/, semantician /see man tish euhn/, n. /si man tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. Ling. a. the study of meaning. b. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form. 2.… … Universalium
Cognitive semantics — is part of the cognitive linguistics movement. The main tenets of cognitive semantics are, first, that grammar is conceptualisation; second, that conceptual structure is embodied and motivated by usage; and third, that the ability to use language … Wikipedia
Opposite (semantics) — In lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male : female, long : short, up : down, and precede : follow. The notion of incompatibility here… … Wikipedia
Conceptual semantics — is a framework for semantic analysis developed mainly by Ray Jackendoff. Its aim is to provide a characterization of the conceptual elements by which a person understands words and sentences, and thus to provide an explanatory semantic… … Wikipedia
