Meanings: Semantic Field Time

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.

14.77 the autumn/fall Noun 0.16 0.82 0.81 36
14.76 the summer Noun 0.13 0.85 0.84 38
14.75 the spring(2) Noun 0.16 0.81 0.77 37
14.74 the winter Noun 0.09 0.83 0.83 40
14.73 the year Noun 0.19 0.89 0.97 46
14.35 again Function word 0.11 0.80 0.84 55
14.43 the dawn Noun 0.33 0.80 0.76 56
14.34 never Function word 0.15 0.77 0.70 52
14.62 Sunday Noun 0.49 0.83 0.76 42
14.99902 long ago Adverb 0.00 1.00 1.00 1
14.78 the season Noun 0.38 0.75 0.83 43
14.15 old Adjective 0.10 0.84 0.92 64
14.32 often Function word 0.15 0.81 0.79 57
14.31 always Function word 0.29 0.78 0.80 55
14.16 early Function word 0.17 0.80 0.87 45
14.11 the time Noun 0.54 0.83 0.96 62
14.13 new Adjective 0.08 0.85 0.92 44
14.12 the age Noun 0.45 0.82 0.87 41
14.51 the hour Noun 0.76 0.81 0.93 46
14.53 the clock Noun 0.74 0.82 0.93 42
14.19 immediately Function word 0.23 0.76 0.77 60
14.18 now Function word 0.10 0.83 0.87 49
14.252 to last Verb 0.18 0.82 0.78 38
14.99903 New Year Noun 1.00 0.90 1.00 1
14.251 the beginning Noun 0.22 0.78 0.72 49
14.99906 the time(2) Noun 1.00 1.00 1.00 1
14.71 the month Noun 0.19 0.88 0.97 42
14.99905 the period Noun 1.00 0.80 1.00 1
14.411 the day(2) Noun 0.19 0.90 0.91 42
14.47 today Function word 0.05 0.84 0.78 47
14.68 Saturday Noun 0.66 0.83 0.84 42
14.44 the morning Noun 0.14 0.81 0.83 41
14.451 the afternoon Noun 0.16 0.84 0.74 40
14.45 the midday Noun 0.10 0.79 0.64 47
14.491 the day before yesterday Function word 0.02 0.80 0.62 41
14.61 the week Noun 0.63 0.79 0.93 48
14.41 the day(1) Noun 0.14 0.89 0.91 44
14.63 Monday Noun 0.54 0.81 0.78 41
14.64 Tuesday Noun 0.53 0.83 0.79 40
14.65 Wednesday Noun 0.54 0.82 0.76 41
14.66 Thursday Noun 0.61 0.82 0.81 40
14.67 Friday Noun 0.57 0.81 0.83 41
14.331 soon Function word 0.06 0.78 0.80 44
14.332 for a long time Function word 0.08 0.82 0.78 39
14.48 tomorrow Function word 0.06 0.82 0.89 42
14.49 yesterday Function word 0.04 0.87 0.92 42
14.28 to cease Verb 0.14 0.82 0.78 53
14.29 ready Adjective 0.32 0.84 0.84 52
14.24 to be late Verb 0.17 0.78 0.70 45
14.25 to begin Verb 0.13 0.78 0.86 50
14.26 the end(2) Noun 0.13 0.84 0.74 47
14.27 to finish Verb 0.22 0.80 0.79 59
14.46 the evening Noun 0.13 0.83 0.88 45
14.21 fast Adverb 0.11 0.82 0.92 59
14.22 slow Adverb 0.08 0.83 0.88 49
14.23 to hurry Verb 0.19 0.81 0.81 55
14.33 sometimes Function word 0.06 0.77 0.64 52
14.14 young Adjective 0.16 0.83 0.87 51
14.42 the night Noun 0.07 0.90 0.93 46
14.99901 Chinese New Year Noun 1.00 0.90 1.00 1
14.17 late Function word 0.13 0.83 0.83 45
14.481 the day after tomorrow Function word 0.01 0.78 0.66 40