Contrast theory of meaning — The Contrast theory of meaning states that any meaningful term must have a possible example and a possible counterexample. Ernest Gellner in Words and Things, p. 40: terms derive their meaning from the fact that there are or could be things… … Wikipedia
Meaning (psychology) — Meaning is a concept used in psychology as well as in other fields such as philosophy, linguistics, semiotics and sociology. These multidisciplinary use of the term are not independent, but more or less overlapping. Within each of these fields… … Wikipedia
causal theory of meaning — The view that the link between words and the world, whereby words mean what they do, is a causal link. The theory is aired in Kripke s Naming and Necessity for the special case of proper names. A plausible way of thinking of the link between the… … Philosophy dictionary
ideational theory of meaning — View according to which the meaning of sayings is a matter of the ideas that they express. See idea ; language, philosophy of ; meaning … Philosophy dictionary
picture theory of meaning — The view expressed in the Tractatus Logico Philosophicus of Wittgenstein, that a sentence must share a pictorial form with whatever state of affairs it reports. Wittgenstein was impressed by the way a model, for instance of a traffic accident,… … Philosophy dictionary
Meaning (linguistics) — In linguistics, meaning is what is expressed by the writer or speaker, and what is conveyed to the reader or listener, provided that they talk about the same thing (law of identity). In other words if the object and the name of the object and the … Wikipedia
Meaning (philosophy of language) — The nature of meaning, its definition, elements, and types, was discussed by philosophers Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas. According to them meaning is a relationship between two sorts of things: signs and the kinds of things they mean (intend … Wikipedia
Meaning (non-linguistic) — A non linguistic meaning is an actual or possible derivation from sentience, which is not associated with signs that have any original or primary intent of communication. It is a general term of art used to capture a number of different senses of … Wikipedia
Meaning–text theory — (MTT) is a theoretical linguistic framework, first put forward in Moscow by Aleksandr Žolkovskij and Igor Mel’čuk,[1] for the construction of models of natural language. The theory provides a large and elaborate basis for linguistic description… … Wikipedia
Theory-based semantics — is a phrase used by Richard L. Ballard to describe knowledge representations that are based on the premise that the binding element of human thought is theory, and that theory constrains the meaning of concepts, ideas and thought patterns… … Wikipedia
