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81Violence sectaire — Secte Le mot secte a d abord désigné soit un ensemble d hommes et de femmes partageant une même doctrine philosophique, religieuse, etc. soit un groupe plus ou moins important de fidèles qui se sont détachés de l enseignement officiel d une… …
82Late medieval logic — Paul Vincent Spade I Medieval logic encompassed more than what we call logic today. It included semantics, philosophy of language, parts of physics, of philosophy of mind and of epistemology. Late medieval logic began around 1300 and lasted… …
83Euphemism — A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/Euphemism Euphemism] Webster s Online… …
84Denotation — Not to be confused with detonation. This word has distinct meanings in other fields: see denotation (semiotics). For the opposite of Denotation see Connotation. In logic, linguistics and semiotics, the denotation of a word or phrase is a part of… …
85Writing style — is the manner in which a writer addresses a matter in prose, a manner which reveals the writer s personality, or voice. It is particularly evident in the choices the writer makes in syntactical structures, diction, and figures of thought. The… …
86John Scottus Eriugena and Anselm of Canterbury — Stephen Gersh INTRODUCTION by John Marenbon John Scottus Eriugena came from Ireland, as his name indicates (‘Scottus’ meant ‘Irishman’ in the Latin of this period, and ‘Eriugena’, a neologism invented by John himself, is a flowery way of saying… …
87Direct reference theory — A direct reference theory is a theory of meaning that claims that the meaning of an expression lies in what it points out in the world. It stands in contrast to mediated reference theories. Contents 1 John Stuart Mill 2 Ruth Barcan Marcus 3 Saul… …
88Meaning (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 …
89Lobby — Un lobby est une structure organisée pour représenter et défendre les intérêts d un groupe donné. Pour ce faire, il exerce une activité, le lobbying, qui consiste « à procéder à des interventions destinées à influencer directement ou… …
90connotatif — connotatif, ive [ kɔ(n)nɔtatif, iv ] adj. • 1866; angl. connotative ♦ Ling. Qui constitue une connotation. Sens connotatif et sens dénotatif. ● connotatif, connotative adjectif (latin scolastique connotativus) Relatif à la connotation.… …
