Definition types
If you define “happy” as “joyful” you're using this type of definition.
What is definition by synonymy?
The metalanguage word or group of words, which explains or clarifies the meaning of another word or group of words.
What is a definiens?
It is the smallest grammatical unit in language, and while every word has at least one, it may not stand alone.
What is a morpheme?
When you define a word by pointing to its real world referent, you’re using this method.
What is definition by ostention?
The object language word for which a definition is required.
What is a definiendum?
According to the study of phono-semantics, it is when certain sounds are linked to meanings, like in the words „clash“, „clang“, „click“, or „meow“.
What is sound symbolism?
In this type of definition, a word is defined by stating its general category and how it differs from others in that category.
What is definition by Genus and Differentia?
It states that things are the same when they can be substituted one for the other with truth intact.
What is identity under substitution?
Non-compositional phrases like “throw in the towel“ whose overall meaning is not the same as the combined meaning of the individual parts.
What are idioms?