Merkityssäännöt
Merkityssäännöt, a Finnish term translating to "rules of meaning" or "semantic rules," refers to the principles and conventions that govern how meaning is constructed and understood in language. These rules are not explicitly codified laws but rather implicit understandings shared by speakers of a language that enable effective communication. They encompass a wide range of linguistic phenomena, including the relationship between words and the concepts they represent (semantics), how words combine to form meaningful phrases and sentences (syntax), and how context influences interpretation (pragmatics).
At a basic level, merkityssäännöt dictate that specific sounds or written symbols are associated with particular
Furthermore, merkityssäännöt acknowledge the role of context. The same word or phrase can have different meanings