| Object categories: Object categories in linguistics are groups of nouns that share similar properties. These properties can be physical (e.g., animate vs. inanimate), semantic (e.g., natural vs. artificial), or syntactic (e.g., direct object vs. indirect object). See also Description levels, Categorization, Classification._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
