SEMANTIC FEATURES
(part 3) 

By: Drs. Sugianto

  When we try to find the meaning of a certain word or expression we normally depend on our understanding of the use or the context of that word or expression. Sometimes we find that the meaning seems very difficult to find because we know the little about the context. Or, we know the context but the meaning cannot be found because we know nothing about the word or the expression itself.

  To find out the exact, or the most appropiate meaning of a word or an expression we have to know the semantics properties, or the semantics features of the word or expression. A semantic feature is one of a set of abstract elements, used systematically in various combinations to define individual meanings or a set of meanings.

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  A semantic feature is used to distinguish the meaning of any one word from every other word. Semantics properties, or semantics features, of a word or an expression refer to the meanings that are related to the meaning of the word or the expression as agreed by the speakers of the language.

  E.g. “The assassin was arrested by the police two days after the report”

  The word “assassin” does not only mean “killer: It cannot refer to a child who killed someone or something that killed something else. “Assassin” refers to a “human”, “murderer” and “killer of very important people.

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