Meanings: Semantic Field Possession

LWT code Meaning Semantic category Borrowed score Age score Simplicity score Representation
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LWT code

The Loanword Typology code is the identifier of the Loanword Typology meaning. Sorting by LWT Code sorts the words thematically by semantic field.

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Meaning

This column shows the labels of the Loanword Typology meanings. By clicking on a meaning label, you get more information about the meaning, as well as a list of all words that are counterparts of that meaning.

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Semantic category

Meanings were assigned to semantic categories with word-class-like labels: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, function words. No claim is made about the grammatical behavior of words corresponding to these meanings. The categories are intended to be purely semantic.

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Borrowed score

This gives the average borrowed score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following borrowed scores are assigned to words depending on the degree of likelihood of borrowing:

 
score
1. clearly borrowed
1.00
2. probably borrowed
0.75
3. perhaps borrowed
0.50
4. very little evidence for borrowing
0.25
5. no evidence for borrowing
0.00

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Age score

This gives the average age score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following age scores are assigned to words depending on the estaimated age of their age class:

 
score
1. first attested or reconstructed earlier than 1000
1.00
2. earlier than 1500
0.90
3. earlier than 1800
0.80
4. earlier than 1900
0.70
5. earlier than 1950
0.60
6. earlier than 2007
0.50

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Simplicity score

This gives the average simplicity score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following simplicity scores are assigned to words depending on their analyzability:

 
score
1. unanalyzable
1.00
2. semi-analyzable
0.75
3. analyzable
0.50

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Representation

This column shows how many counterparts for this meaning there are in the 41 languages. The number can be higher than 41 because a language may have several counterparts for one meaning ("synonyms"), and it may be lower than 41, because not all languages may have a counterpart for a meaning.

11.18 the thing Noun 0.23 0.80 0.90 45
11.16 to get Verb 0.16 0.85 0.86 48
11.17 to keep Verb 0.15 0.83 0.81 49
11.14 to grasp Verb 0.03 0.86 0.89 50
11.15 to hold Verb 0.10 0.85 0.88 47
11.12 to own Verb 0.26 0.82 0.83 35
11.13 to take Verb 0.10 0.88 0.89 50
11.11 to have Verb 0.04 0.83 0.90 38
11.99904 the property Noun 1.00 1.00 1.00 1
11.92 to weigh Verb 0.39 0.82 0.80 37
11.78 the wages Noun 0.53 0.81 0.83 50
11.91 to share Verb 0.13 0.81 0.81 43
11.99902 the card Noun 1.00 0.80 1.00 1
11.52 poor Adjective 0.45 0.84 0.90 55
11.79 to earn Verb 0.19 0.85 0.74 44
11.43 the money Noun 0.54 0.87 0.97 53
11.44 the coin Noun 0.53 0.80 0.82 48
11.69 the tax Noun 0.59 0.81 0.93 42
11.66 the bill Noun 0.63 0.85 0.85 37
11.65 to pay Verb 0.30 0.83 0.84 44
11.64 the debt Noun 0.31 0.83 0.89 42
11.63 to owe Verb 0.19 0.79 0.76 36
11.62 to borrow Verb 0.11 0.85 0.77 48
11.61 to lend Verb 0.08 0.84 0.76 46
11.99907 to receive Noun 1.00 0.50 1.00 1
11.99906 to be worth Verb 0.00 1.00 1.00 1
11.29 to damage Verb 0.25 0.80 0.78 46
11.28 to injure Verb 0.19 0.80 0.74 55
11.99903 the gift Noun 1.00 0.50 1.00 1
11.54 stingy Adjective 0.22 0.77 0.89 55
11.99901 for free Adverb 1.00 1.00 0.75 1
11.22 to give back Verb 0.09 0.77 0.68 46
11.21 to give Verb 0.09 0.89 0.91 46
11.27 to destroy Verb 0.18 0.79 0.78 50
11.25 to rescue Verb 0.37 0.79 0.81 45
11.24 to preserve Verb 0.24 0.79 0.74 46
11.85 the market Noun 0.67 0.83 0.93 44
11.84 the merchant Noun 0.33 0.85 0.65 49
11.87 the price Noun 0.43 0.80 0.88 42
11.86 the shop/store Noun 0.70 0.80 0.92 50
11.81 to buy Verb 0.15 0.87 0.87 46
11.83 to trade or barter Verb 0.26 0.87 0.75 55
11.82 to sell Verb 0.17 0.86 0.86 43
11.89 cheap Adjective 0.43 0.82 0.81 44
11.88 expensive Adjective 0.30 0.81 0.79 42
11.99905 the string instrument Noun 1.00 0.90 1.00 1
11.34 to let go Verb 0.12 0.79 0.80 49
11.53 the beggar Noun 0.21 0.80 0.71 44
11.51 rich Adjective 0.28 0.81 0.82 43
11.31 to look for Verb 0.08 0.85 0.88 46
11.32 to find Verb 0.09 0.82 0.87 48
11.33 to lose Verb 0.04 0.82 0.75 44
11.77 to hire Verb 0.38 0.81 0.78 38