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GENERAL SEMANTICS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ethnosemiotics
1, record 1, English, ethnosemiotics
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ethno-: race, people, cultural group. 2, record 1, English, - ethnosemiotics
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
semiotics : a general philosophical theory of signs and symbols that deals esp. with their functions in both artificially constructed and natural languages and comprises the three branches of syntactics, semantics and pragmatics. 2, record 1, English, - ethnosemiotics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ethnosémiotique
1, record 1, French, ethnos%C3%A9miotique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spécialité qui étudie les systèmes de communication en relation avec les sciences telles que l'anthropologie et l'ethnographie. 2, record 1, French, - ethnos%C3%A9miotique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-07-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
- Grammar
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- generative semantics
1, record 2, English, generative%20semantics
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- GS 2, record 2, English, GS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Generative semantics is an outgrowth of transformational grammar... The generative semantics position is, in essence, that syntax and semantics cannot be separated and that the role of transformations, and of derivational constraints in general, is to relate semantic representations and surface structures. 3, record 2, English, - generative%20semantics
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lakoff and Ross’s incendiary question quickly mutated into a movement called generative semantics (GS). 2, record 2, English, - generative%20semantics
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
- Grammaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sémantique générative
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9mantique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rative
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le modèle de la sémantique générative ne veut faire aucune distinction entre les structures "logiques" et syntaxiques, et propose un ensemble homogène de transformations qui font passer des représentations sémantiques aux structures de surface. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9mantique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rative
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-10-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Educational Psychology
- Group Dynamics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- general semantics
1, record 3, English, general%20semantics
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Whenever the children felt the need to discuss individual, group, or class "problems" we arranged our desks in a seminar circle and had a "general semantics" session. 2, record 3, English, - general%20semantics
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie scolaire
- Dynamique des groupes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sémantique générale
1, record 3, French, s%C3%A9mantique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Analyse de la situation «ici et maintenant», selon les préceptes de la logique non aristotélicienne d'Alfred Korzybski et d'autres. 2, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9mantique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pédagogie de la «sémantique générale». La «sémantique générale» [...] ne se présente pas dans son ensemble comme une méthode ou une orientation pédagogique, mais sous la forme d'un système de pensée qui intégrerait les évolutions modernes des sciences. [...] l'ensemble de la sémantique générale se présente comme un système devant permettre de mieux résoudre les problèmes qui se posent au monde moderne. 3, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9mantique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chaque fois que certains enfants [...] estimaient nécessaire la discussion en commun de quelque problème, soit individuel, soit de groupe, soit de classe, nous mettions les bancs en cercle et tenions une séance de «sémantique générale». 2, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9mantique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-07-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
- Logic (Philosophy)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- semiotics
1, record 4, English, semiotics
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A general philosophical theory of signs and symbols that deals esp. with their function in both artificially constructed and natural languages and comprises the three branches of syntactics, semantics, and pragmatics. WEBIN 2, record 4, English, - semiotics
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
- Logique (Philosophie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sémiotique
1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9miotique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Théorie générale des signes et de leur articulation dans la pensée. 1, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9miotique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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