The complete meaning of a word is always contextual, and no study of meaning apart from context can be taken seriously.


p. 37 - "The Technique of Semantics." 1935

John Rupert Firth Quotes

The complete meaning of a word is always contextual, and no study of meaning apart from context can be taken seriously.

The complete meaning of a word is always contextual, and no study of meaning apart from context can be taken seriously.

The complete meaning of a word is always contextual, and no study of meaning apart from context can be taken seriously.

The complete meaning of a word is always contextual, and no study of meaning apart from context can be taken seriously.