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What is the primary focus of Chapter 2?
What is the primary focus of Chapter 2?
- The distinction between cognitive and extensional definitions
- The importance of dictionary definitions
- The role of definition in the description of meaning (correct)
- The role of synonymy in definition
What is the initial question that needs to be addressed before defining language units?
What is the initial question that needs to be addressed before defining language units?
- What are the meaning-bearing units of the language? (correct)
- What is the place of definition in semantics generally?
- What forms should definitions take?
- Can definitions be grounded in a set of semantic primitives?
What type of definition involves defining a term by providing an example of its use?
What type of definition involves defining a term by providing an example of its use?
- Definition by synonymy
- Definition by ostension
- Definition by genus and differentia
- Definition by context and typical exemplar (correct)
What is the distinction made in section 2.3.1?
What is the distinction made in section 2.3.1?
What is the purpose of exploring meaning on, above, and below the word level?
What is the purpose of exploring meaning on, above, and below the word level?
What is the main question that section 2.2 addresses?
What is the main question that section 2.2 addresses?
What is the common assumption about how our brains construct phrases and sentences?
What is the common assumption about how our brains construct phrases and sentences?
What is the primary task of linguistic semantics according to the view presented?
What is the primary task of linguistic semantics according to the view presented?
What is the process of mapping ideas onto stored meaning representations in the mental lexicon called?
What is the process of mapping ideas onto stored meaning representations in the mental lexicon called?
What role have dictionaries played since the sixteenth century?
What role have dictionaries played since the sixteenth century?
What is the approach to definition that starts with a language's individual lexemes?
What is the approach to definition that starts with a language's individual lexemes?
What is lexicography, according to Landau?
What is lexicography, according to Landau?
What is the term for the stock of words and associated meanings in the brain?
What is the term for the stock of words and associated meanings in the brain?
What is the approach to definition that starts with a particular meaning and lists the various forms available for its expression?
What is the approach to definition that starts with a particular meaning and lists the various forms available for its expression?
What is the primary focus of linguistic semantics?
What is the primary focus of linguistic semantics?
What is language comparable to?
What is language comparable to?
What is the nature of language, according to the text?
What is the nature of language, according to the text?
What is the relationship between lexicography and linguistic semantics?
What is the relationship between lexicography and linguistic semantics?
What is a limitation of defining a word by its connections with other words?
What is a limitation of defining a word by its connections with other words?
What does the definiendum refer to in a dictionary entry or logical system?
What does the definiendum refer to in a dictionary entry or logical system?
What is required for a definition to be considered accurate in most semantic theories?
What is required for a definition to be considered accurate in most semantic theories?
Why may defining a word by its connections with other words be unsuccessful as an extensional definition?
Why may defining a word by its connections with other words be unsuccessful as an extensional definition?
What is an example of a word that has multiple meanings, according to the passage?
What is an example of a word that has multiple meanings, according to the passage?
What is the purpose of defining a word by situating it in a system of wider relations?
What is the purpose of defining a word by situating it in a system of wider relations?
What is a key role of definitions in the law?
What is a key role of definitions in the law?
Why might a definition of 'water' as H2O be ineffective?
Why might a definition of 'water' as H2O be ineffective?
What is the usual case for ordinary conversations and language use?
What is the usual case for ordinary conversations and language use?
What is the relationship between concepts and word meanings?
What is the relationship between concepts and word meanings?
What is suggested about the nature of concepts?
What is suggested about the nature of concepts?
What activates during language use, according to the passage?
What activates during language use, according to the passage?
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