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- 14:09, 14 June 2009 diff hist +271 N Meronymy Created page with ''''Meronymy''' is a sense relation. It holds between an entity and its parts. The whole is also called holonym and each part of it a meronym. ===Examples=== * ''hand...' current
- 14:06, 14 June 2009 diff hist +389 N Intransitive verb Created page with 'An '''intransitive verb''' is a verb that does not require an object, i.e. it requires only a subject. The term 'intransitive' subsumes monovalent predicates and [[a...'
- 14:04, 14 June 2009 diff hist +231 N Instrument Created page with ''''Instrument''' is a semantic relation. It is used for an inanimate entity with the help of which a given action is carried out. ===Example=== * ''key'' in ''John opened th...'
- 14:02, 14 June 2009 diff hist +336 N Iconicity Created page with ''''Iconicity''' is a property of signs or systems of signs. A sign is said to be iconic if there is a direct association between its meaning and its form. In linguistics, the...'
- 13:57, 14 June 2009 diff hist +205 N Icon Created page with 'An '''icon''' is a sign whose meaning is directly linked to its form. In natural language, icons are found in the form of onomatopoetic words and sound symbolism. {{...'
- 13:55, 14 June 2009 diff hist +369 Feature matrix current
- 13:48, 14 June 2009 diff hist +200 N Expressive meaning Created page with ''''Expressive meaning''' is that aspect of meaning which concerns a speakers emotional attitude towards the denotation of a given sign. Synonym: Emotive meaning {{dc}} ...' current
- 13:46, 14 June 2009 diff hist +8 Equipollent antonyms
- 13:45, 14 June 2009 diff hist +169 N Emotive meaning Created page with ''''Emotive meaning''' is that aspect of meaning which concerns a speaker's emotional attitiude towards the denotation of a given sign. {{dc}} Category:Semantics'
- 13:45, 14 June 2009 diff hist +734 N Double articulation Created page with 'The term '''double articulation''' is often pointed out as a crucial property of natural language. It refers to the fact that the minimal meaningful units of natural language are...'
- 13:36, 14 June 2009 diff hist +217 N Ditransitive verb Created page with 'A '''ditransitive verb''' is a verb that requires two objects. ===Examples=== * ''give'': [John] gave [a book] [to Mary] * ''send'': [John] sent [Mary] [flowers] {{dc}} [[C...'
- 13:34, 14 June 2009 diff hist +565 N Descriptive meaning Created page with 'The '''descriptive meaning''' of an expression is that aspect of meaning which only concerns the relationship between a given sign and its denotation. It contrasts with [[non...' current
- 13:27, 14 June 2009 diff hist +304 N Compositionality Created page with ''''Compositionality''' is a property of meanings associated with complex forms, i.e. forms made up of more than one atomic unit. The meaning of a complex form is said to be '(ful...'
- 13:22, 14 June 2009 diff hist +190 N Argument term Created page with 'An '''argument term''' is a constituent denoting an argument. In syntactic research, a distinction between 'argument terms' and 'arguments' is rarely made. {{dc}} [[Category...' current
- 13:20, 14 June 2009 diff hist +372 Complement current
- 13:16, 14 June 2009 diff hist +595 N Binarity Created page with 'Generally speaking, '''binarity''' relates to the fact that exactly two values are available for a given choice or decision. In decompositional semantics, binarity is a pro...' current
- 13:06, 14 June 2009 diff hist +367 Argument
- 12:25, 14 June 2009 diff hist +307 Agent
- 12:05, 3 June 2009 diff hist +286 Lexicon
- 11:55, 3 June 2009 diff hist +583 Extension current
- 11:51, 3 June 2009 diff hist +1,384 Feature
- 14:04, 2 June 2009 diff hist -35 Indirect speech act
- 14:01, 2 June 2009 diff hist +22 Indirect speech act
- 11:30, 31 May 2009 diff hist +18 Portal:Tense and aspect →Categories of aktionsart
- 11:30, 31 May 2009 diff hist +133 Portal:Tense and aspect →Theories of tense
- 11:25, 31 May 2009 diff hist -59 Portal:Tense and aspect
- 11:24, 31 May 2009 diff hist +2,346 N Portal:Tense and aspect Created page with '{| border="0" style="padding: 0px; border:solid 1px #000080; background-color:blue" width="100%" cellspacing="0" |- | valign="top" width="66%" colspan="4" | <div style="font-si...'
- 11:23, 31 May 2009 diff hist +48 Portal:Semantics →Lexico-grammatical domains
- 16:12, 30 May 2009 diff hist +396 N Converses Created page with 'Two predicates are '''converses''' iff they describe the same relation from opposing perspectives. :For any pair of predicates ''P'', ''Q''<br>''P'' and ''Q'' are converses iff ...'
- 16:05, 30 May 2009 diff hist +597 N Arbitrariness of the sign Created page with 'The '''arbitrariness of the sign''' is a central property of natural language (when regarded as a system of signs) that was emphasized in early European structuralism, esp. by Fr...'
- 16:05, 30 May 2009 diff hist +12 Portal:Semantics →Fundamental issues
- 16:04, 30 May 2009 diff hist +229 Cohyponym current
- 13:00, 24 May 2009 diff hist -41 Portal:Pragmatics →Irony
- 11:56, 24 May 2009 diff hist +691 N Pretence Created page with ''''Pretence''' is often regarded as an important component of ironical use of language, e.g. by Clark & Gerrig (1984). :"The central idea behind pretence accounts of verbal iron...' current
- 11:53, 24 May 2009 diff hist +1 Dissociative attitude
- 11:48, 24 May 2009 diff hist 0 Echoic use
- 11:48, 24 May 2009 diff hist 0 Portal:Pragmatics →Irony
- 11:47, 24 May 2009 diff hist +931 N Echoic use Created page with 'In '''echoic use''' of language speakers merely repeat utterances made by other speakers in order to achieve a specific communicative effect, typically to convey a specific attit...'
- 11:38, 24 May 2009 diff hist +55 N Figure of speech Created page with '{{missing}} ===Links=== {{Wikipedia|Figure of speech}}' current
- 11:37, 24 May 2009 diff hist +800 N Dissociative attitude Created page with 'The expression of a '''dissociative attitude''' has been claimed to be a key ingredient of ironical use of language (see e.g. Wilson 2006): :"The main point in typical cases of ...'
- 11:30, 24 May 2009 diff hist +46 N Sarcasm Created page with '{{missing}} ===Links=== {{Wikipedia|Sarcasm}}'
- 11:29, 24 May 2009 diff hist +58 N Trope Created page with '{{missing}} ===Links=== {{Wikipedia|Trope (linguistics)}}' current
- 11:24, 24 May 2009 diff hist +57 N Politeness theory Created page with '{{missing}} ===Links=== {{Wikipedia|Politeness theory}}' current
- 11:24, 24 May 2009 diff hist +25 Portal:Pragmatics →Politeness
- 11:23, 24 May 2009 diff hist +66 N Face Created page with '{{missing}} ===Links=== {{Wikipedia|Face (sociological concept)}}'
- 11:20, 24 May 2009 diff hist +18 Portal:Pragmatics →Irony
- 11:19, 24 May 2009 diff hist +31 Portal:Pragmatics →Irony
- 11:17, 24 May 2009 diff hist +44 N Irony Created page with '{{missing}} ===Links=== {{Wikipedia|Irony}}'
- 11:17, 24 May 2009 diff hist +13 Portal:Pragmatics →Irony
- 11:17, 24 May 2009 diff hist -1 Portal:Pragmatics →Irony
- 11:16, 24 May 2009 diff hist +14 Portal:Pragmatics →Irony
- 07:49, 24 May 2009 diff hist +6 Portal:Pragmatics
- 07:31, 24 May 2009 diff hist +983 N Maxim of manner Created page with 'In semantics/pragmatics, the Gricean maxims are communicative principles that were proposed by H.P. Grice as an elaboration of his Cooperative Principle. The '''Maxim...'
- 07:25, 24 May 2009 diff hist -30 Portal:Pragmatics →Fundamental notions
- 07:24, 24 May 2009 diff hist +61 N Context Created page with '{{missing}} ===Links=== {{Wikipedia|Context (language use)}}'
- 07:23, 24 May 2009 diff hist 0 Origo current
- 07:22, 24 May 2009 diff hist +44 N Origo Created page with '{{missing}} ===Links=== {{WIkipedia|origo}}'
- 07:20, 24 May 2009 diff hist +54 N Indexicality Created page with '{{missing}} ===Links=== {{Wikipedia|Indexicality|en}}' current
- 07:20, 24 May 2009 diff hist -3 Portal:Pragmatics →Fundamental notions
- 07:19, 24 May 2009 diff hist +55 N Communication Created page with '{{missing}} ===Links=== {{Wikipedia|Communication|en}}' current
- 17:47, 23 May 2009 diff hist +109 Portal:Pragmatics →Irony
- 17:41, 23 May 2009 diff hist 0 Portal:Pragmatics
- 17:41, 23 May 2009 diff hist 0 Portal:Pragmatics →Politeness
- 17:39, 23 May 2009 diff hist -20 Portal:Semantics
- 17:35, 23 May 2009 diff hist +9 Portal:Semantics
- 17:32, 23 May 2009 diff hist +5 Portal:Semantics
- 17:31, 23 May 2009 diff hist -4 Portal:Pragmatics
- 17:29, 23 May 2009 diff hist +11 Portal:Pragmatics
- 17:29, 23 May 2009 diff hist 0 Portal:Pragmatics
- 17:28, 23 May 2009 diff hist +297 Portal:Pragmatics →Politeness
- 17:23, 23 May 2009 diff hist +106 Portal:Pragmatics →Politeness
- 17:21, 23 May 2009 diff hist +73 Portal:Pragmatics →Deixis
- 17:20, 23 May 2009 diff hist +372 Portal:Pragmatics →Deixis
- 17:05, 23 May 2009 diff hist 0 Portal:Pragmatics
- 17:04, 23 May 2009 diff hist +367 Portal:Pragmatics →Fundamental notions
- 16:56, 23 May 2009 diff hist +23 Portal:Pragmatics →Fundamental notions
- 16:54, 23 May 2009 diff hist +20 Portal:Pragmatics →Fundamental notions
- 16:53, 23 May 2009 diff hist +123 Portal:Pragmatics →Discourse pragmatics
- 16:52, 23 May 2009 diff hist +17 Portal:Pragmatics →Conversational pragmatics
- 16:51, 23 May 2009 diff hist +22 Portal:Pragmatics →Conversational pragmatics
- 16:50, 23 May 2009 diff hist +32 Portal:Pragmatics →Conversational pragmatics
- 16:50, 23 May 2009 diff hist +22 Portal:Pragmatics →Deixis
- 16:49, 23 May 2009 diff hist +75 Portal:Pragmatics →Discourse pragmatics
- 16:48, 23 May 2009 diff hist +28 Portal:Pragmatics →Speech act theory
- 16:48, 23 May 2009 diff hist 0 Portal:Pragmatics →Conversational pragmatics
- 16:47, 23 May 2009 diff hist +26 Portal:Pragmatics →Fundamental notions
- 16:45, 23 May 2009 diff hist -56 Portal:Pragmatics
- 13:23, 23 May 2009 diff hist +126 Portal:Semantics →Major branches of semantics
- 13:21, 23 May 2009 diff hist +144 Portal:Semantics →Fundamental issues
- 13:14, 23 May 2009 diff hist +313 Hyponym
- 13:09, 23 May 2009 diff hist +140 Hyperonym
- 13:05, 23 May 2009 diff hist +230 Hyperonym
- 12:56, 23 May 2009 diff hist +303 Complementary
- 12:51, 23 May 2009 diff hist +18 Antonymy
- 12:49, 23 May 2009 diff hist +700 N Taxonomy Created page with 'A '''taxonymy''' is a specific type of hyponymy. It holds only between pairs of predicates that stand in a 'type of' or 'sort of' relation to each other. For example, the rel...'
- 12:49, 23 May 2009 diff hist +1 Antonymy
- 12:44, 23 May 2009 diff hist +100 Hyponymy current
- 12:42, 23 May 2009 diff hist +436 N Incompatibility Created page with 'Two predicates P and Q stand in the sense relation of '''incompatibility''' to each other iff any referent ''x'' cannot have both properties at the same time (e.g. 'long' and...'
- 12:41, 23 May 2009 diff hist +154 N Incompatibles Created page with 'Each member of a pair of predicates that stand in the relationship of incompatibility to each other is called an incompatible. Category:Semantics'
- 12:33, 23 May 2009 diff hist +123 Antonymy