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CONCEPTUAL ISOMORPHISM [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

The degree to which two or more languages match in their semantic structure.

OBS

Complete isomorphism is nonexistent, as every language has its own organisation of meaning into form.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Relation entre deux langues qui ont la même structure.

CONT

Conformité dans le découpage notionnel entre deux langues reflétant la coïncidence du découpage de la réalité. Ce phénomène est souvent appelé isomorphisme.

Spanish

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