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general semantics
general semanticsn. (used with a sing. verb) A discipline developed by Alfred Korzybski that proposes to improve human behavioral responses through a more critical use of words and symbols.general semantics n (Linguistics) (functioning as singular) a school of thought, founded by Alfred Korzybski, that stresses the arbitrary nature of language and other symbols and the problems that result from misunderstanding their nature gen′eral seman′tics
n. a philosophical approach to language exploring the relationship between the form of language and its use and attempting to improve the capacity to express ideas. [1930–35] general semantics
general semanticsn. (used with a sing. verb) A discipline developed by Alfred Korzybski that proposes to improve human behavioral responses through a more critical use of words and symbols. |