MEANING DIMENSIONS

FORMS OF RELATION

Dim. 1

Contextual Allocation

FR 1

Propositional (1a: Positive; 1b: Negative)

Dim. 2

Range of Inclusion (2a: Sub-classes; 2b: Parts)

FR 2

Partial (2a: Positive; 2b: Negative)

Dim. 3

Function, Purpose and Role

FR 3

Universal (3a: Positive; 3b: Negative)

Dim. 4

Actions and Potentialities for Actions

(4a: by referent; 4b: to referent)

FR 4

Conjunctive (4a: Positive; 4b: Negative)

Dim. 5

Manner of Occurrence and Operation

FR 5

Disjunctive (5a: Positive; 5b: Negative)

Dim. 6

Antecedents and Causes

FR 6

Normative (6a: Positive; 6b: Negative)

Dim. 7

Consequences and Results

FR 7

Questioning (7a: Positive; 7b: Negative)

Dim. 8

Domain of Application (8a: as subject; 8b: as object)

FR 8

Desired, wished (8a: Positive; 8b: Negative)

Dim. 9

Material

SHIFTS IN REFERENTb

Dim. 10

Structure

SR 1

Identical

Dim. 11

State and Possible change in it

SR 2

Opposite

Dim. 12

Weight and Mass

SR 3

Partial

Dim. 13

Size and Dimensionality

SR 4

Modified by addition

Dim. 14

Quantity and Mass

SR 5

Previous meaning value

Dim. 15

Locational Qualities

SR 6

Association

Dim. 16

Temporal Qualities

SR 7

Unrelated

Dim. 17

Possessions (17a) and Belongingness (17b)

SR 8

Verbal label

Dim. 18

Development

SR 9

Grammatical variation

Dim. 19

Sensory Qualitiesc (19a: of referent; 19b: by referent)

SR 10

Previous meaning values combined

Dim. 20

Feelings and Emotions

(20a: evoked by referent; 20b: felt by referent)

SR 11

Superordinate

Dim. 21

Judgments and Evaluations

(21a: about referent; 21b: by referent)

SR 12

Synonym (12a: in original language; 12b: translated in another language; 12c: label in another medium; 12d a different formulation for the same referent on the same level)

Dim. 22

Cognitive Qualities

(22a: evoked by referent; 22b: of referent)

SR 13

Replacement by implicit meaning value

TYPES OF RELATIONa

FORMS OF EXPRESSION

TR 1

Attributive

(1a: Qualities to substance; 1b: Actions to agent)

FE 1

Verbal (1a: Actual enactment; 1b: Verbally described; 1c: Using available materials)

TR 2

Comparative

(2a: Similarity; 2b: Difference; 2c: Complementariness; 2d: Relationality)

FE 2

Graphic (2a: Actual enactment; 2b: Verbally described; 2c: Using available materials)

TR 3

Exemplifying-Illustrative

(3a: Exemplifying instance; 3b: Exemplifying situation; 3c: Exemplifying scene)

FE 3

Motoric (3a: Actual enactment; 3b: Verbally described; 3c: Using available materials)

TR 4

Metaphoric-Symbolic

(4a: Interpretation; 4b: Metaphor; 4c: Symbol)

FE4

Sounds and Tones

(4a: Actual enactment; 4b: Verbally described;

4c: Using available materials)

FE 5

Sensory (5a: Actual enactment; 5b: Verbally described; 5c: Using available materials)

FE6

Denotative (6a: Actual enactment; 6b: Verbally described; 6c: Using available materials)

FE 7

Visual media (7a: Actual production; 7b Verbally described; 7c: Using available materials)