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subsective
Adjective
(linguistics)
Having
the
property
that
when
used
to
modify
a
noun,
it
denotes
a
subset
of
the
all
possible
denotations
of
the
noun,
but
does
not
modify
any
other
meanings
of
the
entity
that
the
noun
denotes.
For
example
"habitual"
in
the
phrase
"habitual
liar"
is
subsective.
If
the
liar
is
also
a
woman,
the
fact
that
she
is
a
habitual
liar
does
not
imply
that
she
is
a
"habitual
woman".
Japanese Meaning
（言語学）名詞を修飾する際、その名詞が通常持つ全範囲の意味のうち、限定された部分（部分集合）の意味のみを対象とする修飾の性質を指す。たとえば「habitual liar」という表現では、「習慣的な」という語が「嘘つき」という意味のうち、特定の側面だけを修飾している様子を表す。
Sense（1）
(linguistics)
Having
the
property
that
when
used
to
modify
a
noun,
it
denotes
a
subset
of
the
all
possible
denotations
of
the
noun,
but
does
not
modify
any
other
meanings
of
the
entity
that
the
noun
denotes.
For
example
"habitual"
in
the
phrase
"habitual
liar"
is
subsective.
If
the
liar
is
also
a
woman,
the
fact
that
she
is
a
habitual
liar
does
not
imply
that
she
is
a
"habitual
woman".
（ comparative ）
（ superlative ）
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(linguistics) Having the property that when used to modify a noun, it denotes a subset of the all possible denotations of the noun, but does not modify any other meanings of the entity that the noun denotes. For example habitual
in the phrase habitual liar
is subsective. If the liar is also a woman, the fact that she is a habitual liar does not imply that she is a habitual woman
.
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subsective
In semantics, 'habitual' is considered subsective because it picks out a subset of liars without implying other properties the person may have.
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In semantics, 'habitual' is considered subsective because it picks out a subset of liars without implying other properties the person may have.
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