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Colexification

In semantics and lexical typology, colexification is the ability for a language to express different meanings with the same word.

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Use in linguistic studies

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Colexification

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples194
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
Components1

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Colexification

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related to References · 174
Colexification → Affective Science, Alexandre, Amsterdam, An, Analyzability, Ancient Studies, Anderson, Andres, Anna, Annette Sundermeyer, Antoinette, Archived, Arjava, Armin, Asia Pacific Translation, Aspects, Benjamins, Berlin, Bibcode, Blanco
related to Use in linguistic studies · 9
Colexification → Alexandre François, Ancient Greek, Arabic, François, Latin, Sanskrit, Semantic, The, This
related to Definition · 7
Colexification → Australian, English, For, Papuan, Sino-Tibetan, Some, Spanish
related to External links · 3
Colexification → CLiCS, Cross-Linguistic Colexifications, Database
is a · 1
Colexification → ability for a language to express different meanings with the same word.When a language colexifies several concepts

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doi lexical semantic 10 typology language languages linguistic different meanings studies database 2021 word using two françois maps cross-linguistic colexifications

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Colexificationis aability for a language to express different meanings with the same word.When a language colexifies several concepts0.90text
Colexificationrelated to DefinitionFor0.60section
Colexificationrelated to DefinitionEnglish0.60section
Colexificationrelated to DefinitionSpanish0.60section
Colexificationrelated to DefinitionSome0.60section
Colexificationrelated to DefinitionPapuan0.60section
Colexificationrelated to DefinitionAustralian0.60section
Colexificationrelated to DefinitionSino-Tibetan0.60section
Colexificationrelated to External linksCLiCS0.60section
Colexificationrelated to External linksDatabase0.60section
Colexificationrelated to External linksCross-Linguistic Colexifications0.60section
Colexificationrelated to ReferencesLock-green0.60section

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