Semantic Theories, Levels of meanings, and Types of meaning
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In Semantics, Breaking the circle in linguistics refers to the problem of defining meaning without using other words that have meaning. For example, if we define "meaning" as "the sense or import of something," then we have simply used the word "sense" to explain the word "meaning," which is not very helpful. Also, imagine that you are trying to explain to a child what a pen is. You could start by saying that it is a long, thin object that you use to write. But the child might then ask you what writing is. And you might then have to explain that writing is a way of using symbols to represent language. But then the child might ask you what language is. This is the problem of the definitional circle. It is difficult to define one thing without using other words that also need to be defined.
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