Semantic units

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textual unit consisting of one or more words that are grammatically linked, expressing a complete thought in non-functional linguistics

Propositions are the meanings of declarative sentences, objects of beliefs, and bearers of truth values. They explain how different sentences, such as the English "Snow is white" and the German "Schnee ist weiß", can have identical meaning by expressing the same proposition. Similarly, they ground the fact that different people can share a belief by being directed at the same content. True propositions describe the world as it is, while false ones fail to do so. Researchers distinguish types of propositions by their informational content and mode of assertion, such as the contrasts between aff

A premise or premiss is a proposition—a true or false declarative statement—used in an argument to prove the truth of another proposition called the conclusion. Arguments consist of a set of premises and a conclusion.

fundamental concept in logic

sentence that reports speech or thought in its original form

speech expressing things other people have said without quoting

smallest unit of meaning recognized in semantics

A sememe (; ) is a semantic language unit of meaning, analogous to a morpheme. The concept is relevant in structural semiotics.

in logic and model theory

single word that forms a full sentence