Abstraction (linguistics)
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Abstraction (linguistics)
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The term abstraction has a number of uses in the field of linguistics. It can denote a process in the development of language, whereby terms become used for concepts further removed from the objects to which they were originally attached. It can also denote a process applied by linguists themselves, whereby phenomena are considered without the details that are not relevant to the desired level of analysis.
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Use of terms for concepts removed from the objects to which they were originally attached
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstraction_(linguistics)
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2024-02-14T20:35:38Z
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