Meanings: Semantic Field Modern world

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.

23.385 the address Noun 0.69 0.74 0.86 30
23.575 the bomb Noun 0.77 0.72 0.94 32
23.35 the license plate Noun 0.38 0.72 0.66 30
23.41 the postage stamp Noun 0.61 0.78 0.88 36
23.42 the letter Noun 0.58 0.79 0.91 45
23.43 the postcard Noun 0.47 0.75 0.70 30
23.44 the bank Noun 0.84 0.75 0.90 35
23.57 the plastic Noun 0.84 0.71 0.95 34
23.91 the coffee Noun 0.86 0.77 0.96 43
23.24 the spectacles/glasses Noun 0.52 0.79 0.78 40
23.22 the pill or tablet Noun 0.61 0.77 0.85 38
23.23 the injection Noun 0.63 0.76 0.84 44
23.21 the nurse Noun 0.45 0.78 0.73 40
23.62 the film/movie Noun 0.74 0.71 0.91 38
23.63 the music Noun 0.58 0.83 0.91 41
23.61 the calendar Noun 0.77 0.82 0.92 36
23.64 the song Noun 0.22 0.85 0.88 48
23.58 the workshop Noun 0.45 0.79 0.77 32
23.195 the petroleum Noun 0.65 0.76 0.86 42
23.99901 the license Noun 1.00 0.70 1.00 1
23.33 the police Noun 0.80 0.77 0.88 42
23.555 the screwdriver Noun 0.59 0.76 0.74 35
23.34 the driver's license Noun 0.46 0.72 0.75 36
23.395 the street Noun 0.49 0.80 0.92 46
23.37 the crime Noun 0.48 0.83 0.79 41
23.565 the candy/sweets Noun 0.56 0.83 0.84 54
23.175 the battery Noun 0.75 0.72 0.88 38
23.56 the bottle Noun 0.60 0.81 0.99 47
23.55 the screw Noun 0.75 0.78 0.91 38
23.54 the tin/can Noun 0.69 0.79 0.94 43
23.53 the mattress Noun 0.65 0.80 0.91 36
23.52 the toilet Noun 0.53 0.80 0.81 61
23.51 the sink Noun 0.42 0.71 0.73 40
23.31 the president Noun 0.68 0.75 0.86 37
23.155 the train Noun 0.60 0.76 0.79 39
23.135 the motorcycle Noun 0.63 0.71 0.85 38
23.59 the cigarette Noun 0.63 0.76 0.90 47
23.32 the minister Noun 0.77 0.79 0.90 32
23.13 the bicycle Noun 0.62 0.74 0.85 47
23.12 the telephone Noun 0.73 0.71 0.86 41
23.11 the television Noun 0.84 0.73 0.92 37
23.36 the birth certificate Noun 0.38 0.78 0.64 35
23.17 the electricity Noun 0.66 0.76 0.88 47
23.16 the airplane Noun 0.59 0.74 0.78 53
23.15 the bus Noun 0.73 0.67 0.89 48
23.14 the car Noun 0.79 0.73 0.86 52
23.19 the machine Noun 0.89 0.78 0.90 35
23.18 to brake Verb 0.42 0.78 0.78 32
23.39 the number Noun 0.66 0.76 0.94 43
23.38 the election Noun 0.48 0.83 0.74 34
23.6 the newspaper Noun 0.68 0.77 0.85 39
23.5 the tap/faucet Noun 0.52 0.78 0.88 34
23.4 the post/mail Noun 0.69 0.77 0.90 33
23.3 the government Noun 0.63 0.80 0.83 37
23.2 the hospital Noun 0.56 0.75 0.76 43
23.1 the radio Noun 0.76 0.70 0.89 42
23.185 the motor Noun 0.91 0.74 0.96 39
23.9 the tea Noun 0.83 0.81 0.96 42