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Linguistics
The scientific study of human language.
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Complentary antonymy
Language; Linguistics
Members of a pair in complementary antonymy are absolutely complementary to the other field, such as male & female.
Converse antonymy
Language; Linguistics
A special kind of antonymy in that members of a pair do not constitute a positive-negative opposition, such as buy-sell, lend-borrow, above-below etc.
Reference
Language; Linguistics
The use of language to express a proposition, i.e. to talk about things in context.
Connotation
Language; Linguistics
In semiotics, connotation arises when the denotative relationship between a signifier and its signified is inadequate to serve the needs of the community. A second level of meanings is termed ...
Denotation
Language; Linguistics
In semiotics, denotation is the surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary.
Textual function
Language; Linguistics
Our ability to create long utterances or pieces of writing which are both cohesive and coherent.
Interpersonal function
Language; Linguistics
The use of language to establish and maintain social relations.
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