SEMANTIC SPACE
Charles François (2004). SEMANTIC SPACE, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3002.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3002 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
The global field of meanings of any word as it is used within the limits of a given language.
CH. HENRY thus explains this concept: “… words take their meaning in part from other words around them in a sentence or paragraph or, one might add, any verbal construct that supplies context” (l992, p.695).
Moreover “… the non-literal meaning of a word is governed in large part by its context” (Ibid).
It could even be said that words within a sentence or a discourse loose a part of their identity, just as electrons in atoms, atoms in molecules, molecules in cells and individuals in societies.