Semantic maps as metrics on meanings

By using the world?s linguistic diversity, the study of meaning can be transformed from an introspective inquiry into a subject of empirical investigation. For this to be possible, the notion of meaning has to be operationalized by defining the meaning of an expression as the collection of all conte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michael Cysouw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dartmouth College Library 2010-01-01
Series:Linguistic Discovery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.346