Lexical semantics — is a subfield of linguistic semantics. It is the study of how and what the words of a language denote (Pustejovsky, 1995). Words may either be taken to denote things in the world, or concepts, depending on the particular approach to lexical… … Wikipedia
Optimality theory — (frequently abbreviated OT) is a linguistic model proposing that the observed forms of language arise from the interaction between conflicting constraints. OT models grammars as systems that provide mappings from inputs to outputs; typically, the … Wikipedia
Paleolithic Continuity Theory — The Paleolithic Continuity Theory (or PCT,Italian La teoria della continuità ) is a hypothesis suggesting that the hypothetical Proto Indo European language can be traced back to the Paleolithic era,tens of millennia earlier than the Chalcolithic … Wikipedia
Programming language theory — (commonly known as PLT) is a branch of computer science that deals with the design, implementation, analysis, characterization, and classification of programming languages and programming language features. It is a multi disciplinary field, both… … Wikipedia
Onomasiology — (from Greek: ὀνομάζω (onomāzο) to name, which in turn is from ὀνομα name) is a branch of linguistics concerned with the question how do you express X? It is in fact most commonly understood as a branch of lexicology, the study of words (although… … Wikipedia
Componential analysis — Componential analysis, also called feature analysis or contrast analysis, refers to the description of the meaning of words through structured sets of semantic features, which are given as “present”, “absent” or “indifferent with reference to… … Wikipedia
linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… … Universalium
MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of philosophy topics (I-Q) — II and thou I Ching I Ching I proposition I Thou I Thou relationshipIaIamblichus (philosopher)IbYahya Ibn Adi Yahya Ibn Adi Ibn al Arabi Muhyi al Din Ibn al Arabi Abu Bakr Ibn Bajja Abu Bakr Ibn Bājja Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Yahya Ibn as Say igh… … Wikipedia
Linguistic universal — A linguistic universal is a statement that is true for all natural languages. For example, All languages have nouns and verbs, or All spoken languages have consonants and vowels. Research in this area of linguistics is closely tied to linguistic… … Wikipedia
