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Linguistics
The scientific study of human language.
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superordinate
Language; Linguistics
The upper term in hyponymy, i.e. the class name. A superordinate usually has several hyponyms. Under animal, for example, there are cats, dogs, pigs etc.
semantic component
Language; Linguistics
A distinguishable element of meaning in a word with two values, e.g.
compositionality
Language; Linguistics
A principle for sentence analysis, in which the meaning of a sentence depends on the meanings of the constituent words and the way they are combined.
selection restriction
Language; Linguistics
Semantic restrictions of the noun phrases that a particular lexical item can take, e.g. regret requires a human subject.
prepositional logic
Language; Linguistics
Also known as prepositional calculus or sentential calculus, this is the study of the truth conditions for propositions.
assimilation theory
Language; Linguistics
Language (sound, word, syntax etc.) change or process by which features of one element change to match those of another that precedes or follows.
cohort theory
Language; Linguistics
Theory of the perception of spoken words proposed in the mid-1980s. It assumes a “recognition lexicon” in which each word is represented by a full and independent "recognition element”. When the ...
