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20 Cards in this Set
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ambiguous sentence
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A sentence that has two or more distinct meanings.
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vague sentence
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A sentence that lacks precise meaning.
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referential ambiguity
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It arises when a word or phrase, in the context of a particular sentence, refer to two or more properties or things.
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distributive use of a term
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When a noun refers to a class of individuals. ie: dogs and books.
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collective use of a term
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When a noun says something about a class as a whole. ie: Our university has a large wrestling team.
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grammatical ambiguity
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When a grammatical structure of a sentence gives rise to two meanings.
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use and mention
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When a sentece fails to show whether a word is being used or mentioned. ie: Tom said I was angry. Tom said "I was angry."
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sense of a word
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What we understand when we understand its meaning.
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reference of a word
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The class of thing to which the word refers.
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genus-species
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When a word is associated with a class, and then differentiated from the class. ie: A sea-plane is a type of plane that can land in water.
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ostensive
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Defining a word by giving an example. ie: This is a phone.
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by synonym
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Defining a word by using another word that means the same thing.
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operational
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Defining a word by using a specific rule or operation.
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contextual
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Defining a word by using it in a sentence.
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reportive
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Defining a word by stating the actual usage of the word and how others understand it.
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stipulative
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A definiton that fixes a specific meaning to a word.
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essentialist
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A definition that describes the nature of something.
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use theory of meaning
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Words only have meaning when used in a sentence.
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idea theory of meaning
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States that words are associated with images.
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reference theory of meaning
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Meaning of a word is what it refers to. Dog=all dogs and so on.
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