Meanings: Semantic Field Cognition

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.

17.48 to try Verb 0.35 0.81 0.83 51
17.69 why? Function word 0.01 0.78 0.70 51
17.99904 the scarcity Noun 0.00 0.50 0.50 1
17.64 what? Function word 0.03 0.82 0.94 45
17.51 and Function word 0.19 0.86 0.99 50
17.62 how many? Function word 0.06 0.87 0.81 46
17.52 because Function word 0.35 0.80 0.84 53
17.53 if Function word 0.16 0.81 0.94 52
17.61 how? Function word 0.02 0.80 0.81 47
17.43 the doubt Noun 0.44 0.79 0.77 37
17.28 the school Noun 0.69 0.80 0.84 50
17.41 the intention Noun 0.45 0.79 0.78 49
17.66 where? Function word 0.00 0.80 0.83 49
17.47 difficult Adjective 0.25 0.84 0.85 48
17.46 easy Adjective 0.37 0.84 0.80 46
17.45 the need or necessity Noun 0.29 0.84 0.77 48
17.44 to suspect Verb 0.39 0.76 0.76 40
17.21 wise Adjective 0.22 0.83 0.73 49
17.23 mad Adjective 0.16 0.81 0.82 61
17.22 stupid Adjective 0.36 0.81 0.93 62
17.25 to teach Verb 0.10 0.84 0.77 51
17.24 to learn Verb 0.26 0.82 0.85 50
17.27 the teacher Noun 0.51 0.80 0.78 60
17.26 the pupil Noun 0.34 0.76 0.66 46
17.171 to guess Verb 0.22 0.81 0.79 45
17.172 to imitate Verb 0.23 0.80 0.79 43
17.42 the cause Noun 0.49 0.79 0.87 43
17.242 to study Verb 0.42 0.74 0.75 43
17.67 which? Function word 0.01 0.82 0.83 46
17.11 the mind Noun 0.28 0.88 0.90 43
17.13 to think(1) Verb 0.23 0.77 0.78 54
17.14 to think(2) Verb 0.21 0.82 0.84 44
17.15 to believe Verb 0.37 0.83 0.89 43
17.16 to understand Verb 0.29 0.85 0.76 50
17.17 to know Verb 0.07 0.87 0.91 49
17.18 to seem Verb 0.10 0.81 0.75 45
17.19 the idea Noun 0.49 0.80 0.79 49
17.38 to explain Verb 0.28 0.82 0.74 41
17.63 how much? Function word 0.05 0.83 0.80 46
17.441 to betray Verb 0.36 0.80 0.70 42
17.32 to forget Verb 0.07 0.87 0.77 44
17.55 yes Function word 0.14 0.83 0.98 47
17.56 no Function word 0.16 0.84 0.96 51
17.31 to remember Verb 0.14 0.77 0.66 50
17.36 secret Adjective 0.37 0.80 0.77 41
17.37 certain Adjective 0.33 0.82 0.84 43
17.34 clear Adjective 0.30 0.80 0.83 46
17.35 obscure Adjective 0.14 0.76 0.68 36
17.99905 the state Noun 1.00 1.00 1.00 1
17.54 or Function word 0.39 0.79 0.97 49
17.99907 to doubt Verb 0.50 0.50 0.75 2
17.99906 the study Noun 1.00 0.80 1.00 1
17.99901 on purpose Adverb 1.00 1.00 0.75 1
17.68 who? Function word 0.03 0.85 0.92 49
17.99903 the same Function word 0.00 1.00 0.50 1
17.99902 the possibility Noun 0.88 0.95 0.88 2
17.65 when? Function word 0.05 0.82 0.82 48
17.49 the manner Noun 0.35 0.83 0.95 48