Greek semantic domain

Communication

As may be readily noted from the Outline of Subdomains, there are a number of ways in which the subdomains are related to one another. Unfortunately, this cannot be made clear by an outline. Noting distinctive features by means of a matrix or a comparison of formulae based on a calculus of meanings would reveal certain important relations, but all of the semantic features and interrelations of meaning could never be satisfactorily diagrammed in view of the multi-dimensional sets of relations. Thus, the order and arrangement of the subdomains is bound to seem somewhat artificial and arbitrary. It may, however, be useful to point out some of the related sets. For example, Subdomains source subdomain 033001–source subdomain 033005 are largely metalinguistic. Subdomains source subdomain 033012, source subdomain 033013, and source subdomain 033014 involve requests and presumed responses, while Subdomains source subdomain 033015, source subdomain 033016, and source subdomain 033017 are primarily informative in nature. Subdomains source subdomain 033018–source subdomain 033022 contain an important factor of implied truth and the relationship of the speaker to such truth. Subdomains source subdomain 033024–source subdomain 033032 have an element of future orientation, while Subdomains source subdomain 033042–source subdomain 033049 involve adverse content, and Subdomains source subdomain 033050–source subdomain 033052 involve opposition. Finally, Subdomains source subdomain 033053-source subdomain 033055 involve certain supernatural elements. These particular groupings of subdomains are, of course, not the only subclasses, but they are some of the more conspicuous ones. It would, however, be possible to organize the subdomains in quite different ways. For example, reciprocal involvement in communication could include Subdomains source subdomain 033011, source subdomain 033023, source subdomain 033050, source subdomain 033051, and source subdomain 033052. A factor of imposition of the speaker upon a presumed hearer could include source subdomain 033028, source subdomain 033031, source subdomain 033032, source subdomain 033033, source subdomain 033045, and source subdomain 033046. These multidimensional relations will, of course, be even more obvious as one studies the detailed distinctions given in the definitions of the various meanings under each subdomain.

Source hierarchy

Advanced domain details
Domain ID
SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-033
Source code
033
Level
1
Scheme
UBS Greek Lexical Domains

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