The Referential theory “assumes that as children, we learn that things/phenomena have names” (Lee, 2017). Once we are able to understand that, the word can “elicit or stimulate us to think about the thing/phenomenon” (Lee, 2017). Ogden and Richards concluded that this theory could predict numerous things when it comes to the meaning of words. This theory predicts that when we see an object, we learn its name. This theory predicts that when we experience the object, the thought about the object becomes associated with a word or symbol. This theory also predicts that meaning is expressed through the relationships of experience/referent, thought/reference, and symbol for experience (Lee, 2017). Ogden and Richards both made contributions to the study of the meaning of
The Referential theory “assumes that as children, we learn that things/phenomena have names” (Lee, 2017). Once we are able to understand that, the word can “elicit or stimulate us to think about the thing/phenomenon” (Lee, 2017). Ogden and Richards concluded that this theory could predict numerous things when it comes to the meaning of words. This theory predicts that when we see an object, we learn its name. This theory predicts that when we experience the object, the thought about the object becomes associated with a word or symbol. This theory also predicts that meaning is expressed through the relationships of experience/referent, thought/reference, and symbol for experience (Lee, 2017). Ogden and Richards both made contributions to the study of the meaning of