11. The word has no equivalent in English. 12. The word has a metaphorical as well as a literal meaning. 13. Originally, the word had a very different meaning from its current meaning. 14. The word has a very precise meaning. 15. According to the dictionary, the word has two uses. 16. Practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness. 17. The word has both literal meanings and figurative meanings. 18. The word has one literal denotation but several different connotations. 19. A well-designed communication structure can do much to minimize this by recognizing the fact that words do not have specific meanings until they are defined for a particular purpose. 20. However, there are examples which show that we cannot always assume that a property word will have a referential locus. |