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Record 1 2000-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diachronic Linguistics and Etymology
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

The physical entity or abstract concept to which we give a name by verbal or written symbol.

CONT

... by putting an excessive importance on that part of the word meaning which can be stated easily in isolation and treated ... as a two-term relation between the word and the referent or thing meant ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique diachronique et étymologie
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

Ce à quoi renvoie un signe linguistique dans la réalité extra-linguistique telle qu'elle est découpée par l'expérience d'un groupe humain.

CONT

La dénotation se produit non entre un signifiant et un signifié mais entre le signe et le référent, c'est-à-dire [...] un objet réel [...]

Spanish

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