Seme (semantics)
{{Short description|Smallest unit of meaning}}
Seme, the smallest unit of meaning recognized in semantics, refers to a single characteristic of a sememe. These characteristics are defined according to the differences between sememes. The term was introduced by {{ill|Eric Buyssens|qid=Q15078845}} in the 1930s and developed by {{ill|Bernard Pottier|qid=Q2898456}} in the 1960s. It is the result produced when determining the minimal elements of meaning, which enables one to describe words multilingually. Such elements provide a bridge to componential analysis and the initial work of ontologies.
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Further reading
- [http://www.limsi.fr/Individu/jps/research/weakaliens/doc/03.R_4.wap.func.oct03.pdf Functional Approach to Semantic Heterogeneity]
- [http://www.google.com/search?as_q=%22ontological+semantics+and+the+study+of+meaning+in+linguistics%22&hl=en&num=100&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&cr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images Ontological Semantics and the Study of Meaning in Linguistics, Philosophy and Computational Linguistics]
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