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• R-expression
  '''R-expression''' is an element whose [[reference]] cannot usually be determined (but see [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=R-expression&lemmacode=347 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• Referential expression
  ...in some domain of [[interpretation]]. Recently the notion of a referential expression is equated with that of an [[argument]], arguments being the terms which ar *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Referential+expression&lemmacode=328 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br>
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• Intension
  ...ion. In [[intensional logic]] and [[Montague Grammar]] the intension of an expression is a function which gives the extension in every possible world.
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• Extension (syntax)
  ...ntension of an expression as a function which yields the extension of that expression in every possible world. The distinction between extension and intension is
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• Name
  '''Name''' is an expression which directly refers to an individual in the [[universe of discourse]]. Se [[R-expression]]
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• Lambda-operator
  ...e lambda-operator makes it possible to give a logical translation of every expression, including quantified noun phrases: ...combine the noun phrase in (ii)a with a predicate like ''walk'', then the expression in (ii)b is applied to the translation of ''walk''. In other words: the tra
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• Binding theory
  C An [[R-expression]] is [[free]]. ...conjoined with a characterization of [[anaphor]]s, [[pronominal]]s and [[R-expression]]s in terms of the features 'anaphor' and 'pronominal' as in (ii).
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• Reference
  ...an expression relates to properties of the (mental) representation of the expression. For example, the reference of ''the president of the USA'' is George Bush *[[Referential expression]]
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• Constituent
  A constituent of an expression is any part of the expression that, linguistically, functions as a unit. In terms of [[tree structure]], Various tests can be employed to establish whether a given part of an expression is a constituent. One well-known test is used in (ii);
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• Denotation
  ...nal and sociocultural aspects of meaning, restricting ourselves to what an expression refers to.
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• Generalized implicature
  ...at X is not closely related to the speaker or subject, as in the following expression: This expression implies that the house is not John’s house (Grice 1975:56).
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• Meaning theories
  : characterizes the meaning of an expression in terms of the notions [[reference]] and [[truth]]. The meaning of a sente ...h the expression, i.e. with a mental representation of the content of that expression, often making use of [[decomposition of word meaning]]. The semantic work w
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• Idiom
  An '''idiom''' is a complex expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from the meanings of its parts. It is a fi [[Category:Expression]]
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• Referential expression
  ...in some domain of [[interpretation]]. Recently the notion of a referential expression is equated with that of an [[argument]], arguments being the terms which ar *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Referential+expression&lemmacode=328 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br>
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• Term (in relational grammar)
  In [[Relational Grammar]], '''term''' is used for an expression bearing the [[grammatical relation]] of subject ("1"), direct object ("2"), * a cover term for [[individual expression]]s and [[predicate (in logic)|predicate]]s (in formal logic; see [[term (in
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• Substitution salva veritate
  ...alva veritate''' is the possibility of replacing an expression alpha by an expression beta with the same reference in such a way that the resulting sentence has
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• Type logic
  ...nal, i.e. they take an expression of type a as their argument and yield an expression of type b, which is indicated in their type as follows: &lt;a,b&gt;. The on
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• Non-argument
  ...n-argument''' is an [[NP]] in [[A-position]], which is not a [[referential expression]] and is not assigned a [[theta-role]].
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• Nominal
  This is presumably an abbreviation of ''nominal phrase'', ''nominal expression'', or similar.
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• Non-descriptive meaning
  ...is that aspect of meaning which does not concern the denotation of a given expression, but a speaker's attitude towards the denotation ([[emotive meaning]]) or a
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• Individual constant
  '''Individual constant''' is a basic expression of [[predicate logic]] which refers to one specific individual in the [[uni
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• Nonconfigurationality
  ...s that allow [[free word order]], the use of [[syntactically discountinous expression]]s and extensive use of [[null-anaphora]]. The term was coined by [[Kenneth
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• Ambiguity
  '''Ambiguity''' is the phenomenon that an expression has more than one meaning.
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• Predicate term
  A '''predicate term''' is an expression denoting a given predicate. For example, ''man'' is a predicate term denoti
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• Individual variable
  '''Individual variable''' is a basic expression of [[predicate logic]] which is used as a place-holder with a [[predicate l
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• Reading (semantics)
  If an expression has two (or more) '''readings''', it has two (or more) logically distinct [
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• Meta-variable
  In semantics, a '''meta-variable''' is an expression of a [[metalanguage]] that can be used to refer to arbitrary [[object langu
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• Formula
  '''Formula''' is a every expression defined by the syntactic rules of [[propositional logic]] and [[predicate l
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• Connotation
  ...d more generally to cover everything that is part of the [[meaning]] of an expression except for its [[denotation]]. In this sense, the term is in some respect s
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• Predicative noun phrase
  ...noun phrase]] which is used as a [[predicate]], rather than as a referring expression.
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• Modal
  A '''modal''' expression indicates the attitude of the [[speaker]] with respect to the [[truth value
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• Noun phrase
  A '''noun phrase''' is a referential expression that can serve as an [[argument]] of a [[verb]] or an [[adposition]] and ge
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• R-expression
  '''R-expression''' is an element whose [[reference]] cannot usually be determined (but see [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=R-expression&lemmacode=347 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• Anaphoric epithet
  '''Anaphoric epithet''' is a [[R-expression]] whose reference depends anaphorically upon some other element.
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• Individual term
  '''Individual term''' is an expression in [[predicate logic]] which can figure as an argument of a predicate and w
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• Experiencer
  in both ''John is amused'' and ''This is amusing (to) John'' the expression ''John'' is associated with the Experiencer role.
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• Labeled bracketing
  '''Labeled bracketing''' is a way of representing the [[structure]] of an [[expression]] by writing square [[bracket]]s ('[' and ']') to the left and right hand s
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• Secondary predicate
  ...ondary predicate''' is a (mostly [[adjective|adjectival]]) [[predicative]] expression that conveys information about the subject but is not the main predicate of
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• Variable (Syntax)
  ...hich must be [[A-bar bound]] by an [[operator]]. A variable counts as an R-expression with respect to principle C of the [[Binding Theory]].
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• Alphabetism
  ...s an [[abbreviation]] that takes the first letter of each word of the base expression (like an [[acronym]]), and is pronounced by spelling out each letter.
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• Intensional logic
  ...distinction can be made between the [[extension]] and [[intension]] of an expression.
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• Subcomparative construction
  ...onstruction''' is a [[comparative construction]] in which the [[standard]] expression is a complete non-elliptical clause.
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• Descriptive meaning
  The '''descriptive meaning''' of an expression is that aspect of meaning which only concerns the relationship between a gi
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• Structural ambiguity
  ...different syntactic structures can be assigned to one string of words. The expression ''old men and women'' is structurally ambiguous because it has the followin
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• Liar's paradox
  ...t has to be true. The liar's paradox can be avoided by prohibiting that an expression refers to itself, i.e. by making a strict separation between [[object langu
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• Article
  ...nt sources (numerals and demonstratives) and need not be similar in formal expression or position. Formal expression is irrelevant, articles can be free, bound, or marked by suprasegmental mar
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• Predicate constant
  '''Predicate constant''' is a basic expression in [[predicate logic]] denoting properties of or relations between individu
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• Mutable lexeme
  ...ion, entered English and immediately became mutable, as exemplified by the expression "the mother of all meteors", which was used by the ''New York Times'' when
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• Term (in logic)
  In formal logic, the term '''term''' is used as a cover term for [[individual expression]]s and [[predicate (in logic)|predicate]]s.
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• Reflexive
  A '''reflexive''' is an expression such as ''himself'' in English, which must be anaphorically related to an [
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• Formulaic language
  Examples of formulaic language include [[idiom]]s, [[set expression]]s, [[rhyme]]s, songs, prayers, and [[proverb]]s; they may also be taken to
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• Acceptability judgement
  ...[[speaker]] of a language concerning the [[acceptability]] of a linguistic expression (sentence, form, etc.).
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