Talk:meaning
In terms of examples for using the term
editThere is one mentioned:
the meaning of life
As an additionally one I would suggest the following:
Klaus participated in an E-mail conversation, but he didn't get the point.
Has it already lexicalized as an adverb? as in Son, you've been taught by the greatest father of all time, meaning me --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:06, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
This page is desperately broken (translation subblocks vs definitions)
editThe translation subblocks are inconsistent with the definitions, and the problem seems to have existed for a long time (at least since year 2014). Taylor 49 (talk) 11:25, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
Decomposing the definitions
editI am attempting to come up with an analytical scheme that gives reasonable assurance that our definitions span all usage of the word and provides distinguishable definitions. Some dimansions:
- Intended vs. interpreted (received)
- Of words, etc. vs. other somethings
- A person's meaning = intent
- Words: connotation (?) vs. denotation (countable, intended=received, ie, shared)
- countable (usually limited to definitions?) vs. uncountable
Possible structure of definitions:
- of a word etc. (countable, shared)
- denotation
- connotation?
- of a person (possibly concealed, ie. intent only)
- aim
- of a phenomenon (no intent, as received)
- (uncountable) significance. His misstep had much meaning.
- of a person's utterances or actions (intended (purport) != received (import)).
- purport
- import
Comments welcome. DCDuring (talk) 18:31, 21 November 2020 (UTC)