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What is |Meaning|?
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s, sometimes called |signification|, is far wider than 
study of linguistic |meaning| is part of semiotic
stigates linguistic |meaning|.
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theory: to give the |meaning| of a linguistic exp
 need to define the |meaning| of words. The probl
lopaedic knowledge: |meaning| is kind of knowledg
ution of context to |meaning|: how can we include
parate conventional |meaning| from that contribut
ntics ""hought Word |meaning| and sentence meanin
eaning and sentence |meaning| (Krifka 1998, lectu
re first related to |meanings|, and meanings may b
ed to meanings, and |meanings| may be related to o
etween expressions, |meanings|, and the objects th
d the objects these |meanings| stand for. This is 
ostly interested in |meanings| and how meanings an
in meanings and how |meanings| and natural-languag
r.
How to represent |meaning|? (Krifka 1998, lect
mantics deals with, |meanings|, cannot be observed
he proper nature of |meanings| constitute a seriou
t have to know what |meanings| really are! As ling
tic expressions and |meanings|
Two basic aspects o
ation of linguistic |meanings|: paradigmatic and s
question of how the |meanings| of words like sparr
question of how the |meaning| of a complex expres
n is related to the |meanings| of the parts illust
tagmatic relations: |meaning| relations between c
ic idea is that the |meaning| of a complex expres
computable from the |meanings| of the parts, here 
ean Principle. Name |meanings| and sentence meanin
anings and sentence |meanings| are complete or, as
d it, saturated."he |meaning| of a predicate like
mbined with another |meaning| (e.g. the meaning o
r meaning (e.g. the |meaning| of Austin) to produ
 produce a complete |meaning| (namely, a set of p
 worlds). Hence the |meaning| of thrives is incom
ed."echnically, the |meaning| of thrives is a fun
t has more than one |meaning|. meaning extensions
e than one meaning. |meaning| extensions:"or exam
nsions of the first |meaning| of pen. vagueness:"
rtain components of |meaning| have backgrounded s
e a sister. literal |meaning|: the basic meaning 
 meaning: the basic |meaning| of an expression im
notes an individual |sense|: the semantic links
 an aspect of their |sense| or meaning. utteran
t of their sense or |meaning|. utterance: is crea