Meaning

Meaning can be:
* Meaning (linguistic), meaning which is communicated through the use of language.
* Meaning (non-linguistic), extra-linguistic meaning (intentional communication without the use of language), and natural meaning, where no intentions are involved at all.
* Meaning as definition, interpretation, or semantics.
* Meaning (semiotics) has to do with the distribution of signs in sign relations.
* Meaning as a relationship between ontology and truth
* Meaning as a reference or equivalence
* Meaning as values or a value systemRelated entries include:
* The production of meaning is semiosis
* Verifiability theory of meaning
* Associative meaning in an expression has to do with individual mental understandings of the speaker.
* Meaning of life â€" the philosophical question
* Meaning of pain â€" A questionable philosophy
* "The Meaning of Meaning" â€" a book, subtitled A Study of the Influence of Language upon Thought and of the Science of Symbolism (1923) was co-authored by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge
* The Meaning of Things: Applying Philosophy to Life is a 200 page book by A. C. Grayling first published in 2001
* "The Meaning of Life" â€" A Monty Python film.

See also

* Hermeneutics
* Linguistics
* Semiotics
* Solipsism
* Psychosis

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