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词汇 general semantics
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Definition of general semantics in US English:

general semantics

plural noun
  • usually treated as singular A system of linguistic philosophy developed by Alfred Korzybski (1879–1950), which explores the arbitrary nature of words and symbols and attempts to refine ways of using language.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But did you know that the quintessentially American gesture of wagging pairs of fingers in the air as if putting quotes around spoken words derives from general semantics - the term and the discipline that originated with A. Korzybski?
    • Having said that, what's that about general semantics?
    • If you have read anything by him you have had a primer on general semantics.
    • Korzybski, after defined time-binding, developed general semantics, a philosophy based on modern science that understands implicitly the important of language, knowledge and time.
    • Again, there's some more general semantics (‘the X that S’ where X might not normally take a definite article), and maybe something extra.

Definition of general semantics in US English:

general semantics

plural noun
  • usually treated as singular A system of linguistic philosophy developed by Alfred Korzybski (1879–1950), which explores the arbitrary nature of words and symbols and attempts to refine ways of using language.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you have read anything by him you have had a primer on general semantics.
    • Korzybski, after defined time-binding, developed general semantics, a philosophy based on modern science that understands implicitly the important of language, knowledge and time.
    • Again, there's some more general semantics (‘the X that S’ where X might not normally take a definite article), and maybe something extra.
    • Having said that, what's that about general semantics?
    • But did you know that the quintessentially American gesture of wagging pairs of fingers in the air as if putting quotes around spoken words derives from general semantics - the term and the discipline that originated with A. Korzybski?
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