| Lemma | basic concept |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | concrete concept (inglese) fundamental concept (inglese) |
| Rinvii | formal method (inglese) number (inglese) radical element (inglese) relation (inglese) speech (inglese) structural genius of language (inglese) symbol (inglese) to express (inglese) word (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | As a rule, such basic concepts as those of plurality and time are rendered by means of one or other method alone [...] [...] we must have [...] a large stock of basic or radical concepts, the concrete wherewithal of speech. We must have objects, actions, qualities to talk about, and these must have their corresponding symbols in independent words or in radical elements. 'Basic (Concrete) Concepts' (such as objects, actions, qualities) : normally expressed by independent words or radical elements; involve no relation as such. |