Käytettynäkäsite
Käytettynäkäsite is a neologism used in Finnish-language discussions of language, philosophy, and semantic theory. It designates a concept whose meaning is constituted by actual usage in discourse, rather than by fixed definitions laid out in dictionaries or theory. In essence, the Käytettynäkäsite argues that sense and reference are shaped by how speakers employ terms in real communication, including context, collocations, and pragmatic inference.
Etymology and coinage: The word is a compound of käytettynä (in use, used) and käsite (concept). It
Usage and interpretation: In analyses, Käytettynäkäsite is used to describe the phenomenon that a concept's boundaries
Reception and critique: Some scholars view the term as a useful articulation of usage-based semantics, while
See also: Usage-based semantics, lexical pragmatics, dynamic semantics. References: see Finnish-language scholarly discussions and glossaries.