WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ‘MEANING’?

Of Word, Sentence & Text. WORD - Suppose I say - John likes cricket. What is cricket? It is a game. Is this sufficient? No. Why? Because you haven't mentioned what is (/what happens) in that game? So one property of the meaning of the word X is to explain ‘what does X “contain”?’ Now let’s see what this “contain” contains. What would you mention about something to explain the meaning of that thing? Physical object external form, function/use/purpose. Abstract entity/concept class, Relation between constituent entities/concepts. Process Conditions under which it happens, dynamics, results/effects. Description Manner or degree of a property, effect SENTENCE : Relationship between 2 or more words. TEXT : Relationship between 2 or more sentences. Semi-illustration (sentence) - ‘John likes cricket.’ John - Human being (external form) + who does various things (function) Likes - derives happiness from it (condition) + and hence does repeatedly (result) Cricket - game (class) + in which two teams compete with a bat and ball in such and such way (relation between constituent entities/concepts). Meaning of the sentence - Which constituents of the respective words are entangled to compose the meaning of the sentence? 3 versions : Human being + derives pleasure from and does repeatedly + engage in a game. (External form) + (condition and result) + (class) The sentence talks about the conditions and results of a certain form engaging in a certain class of thing