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Linguistic_meaning [association]
A linguistic Form has a particular Meaning, possibly restricted to a particular Textual_location.
Some linguistic Forms, nouns and nominal expressions, also can refer to an object in the real or an imagined world, a Referent.
"Unicorn" denotes a mythological horse with a horn on its head.
In art, the word "oeuvre" means "the collected works of an artist."
Some linguistic Forms, nouns and nominal expressions, also can refer to an object in the real or an imagined world, a Referent.
"Unicorn" denotes a mythological horse with a horn on its head.
In art, the word "oeuvre" means "the collected works of an artist."
Properties
- ID
- #406
- Entry
- frm_linguistic_meaning
- Namespace
- Relation.Association
- FrameNet version
- Linguistic_meaning (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- English name
- Linguistic_meaning
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Form |
Form is the formal pole of a linguistic sign.
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| Meaning |
Meaning is the sense of a linguistic Form.
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| Referent |
Referent identifies an object in the real (or a hypothetical) world that a linguistic expression is used to talk about.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Meaning
Referent
Excludes
Meaning
Referent
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This frame element selects some gradable attribute of the Form and modifies the expected value for it.
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| Textual_location |
The FE Textual_location is used for expressions that indicate under which semantic, collocational, pragmatic or other circumstances a Form has a particular Meaning.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Using
Lexical Units (15)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ambiguous.a | — | COD: (of language) having more than one meaning |
| denotation.n | — | FN: a directly conveyed meaning of a linguistic expression (as opposed to implied or associated idea) |
| denote.v | — | FN: to function as a linguistic expression of the concept of |
| designate.v | — | FN: (of linguistic expressions) to denote |
| extension.n | — | COD: the range of a term or concept as measured by the objects which it denotes or contains |
| intension.n | — | COD: the internal content of a concept |
| mean.v | — | COD: (of a word) have as its signification in the same language or its equivalent in another language |
| meaning.n | — | FN: what is meant by a linguistic expression |
| monosemous.a | — | FN: (of linguistic expressions) having only one meaning |
| non-referential.a | — | FN: (of linguistic expressions) lacking a referent |
| polysemous.a | — | FN: (of a linguistic expression) having more than one meaning |
| reading.n | — | FN: an interpretation or understanding of a word that is considered a separate sense |
| referential.a | — | FN: (for linguistic expressions) to have a referent |
| sense.n | — | COD: a way in which an expression or situation can be interpreted; a meaning |
| vague.a | — | FN: uncertain or indefinite in meaning |
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