意い味みの関かん係けい理り論ろん

noun

relational theory of meaning

A technical term in linguistics referring to theories where meaning arises from relations between expressions rather than from reference to objects or mental concepts.

• 意い味みの関かん係けい理り論ろんでは、語ごの意い味みは他ほかの語ごとの関かん係けいによって決きまると考かんがえる。

  In the relational theory of meaning, the meaning of a word is considered to be determined by its relations to other words.