wortsinn
Wortsinn is a term used in linguistics to describe the semantic content associated with a word in a particular usage—the word’s sense as invoked in context. The word is of German origin (Wort = word, Sinn = sense) and is most commonly encountered in German-language linguistic literature. In English-language discussions, the concept is often rendered as “word sense” or “lexical sense,” though Wortsinn in German literature can carry a nuance that emphasizes the cognitive or conceptual content of a word rather than its simple reference.
Wortsinn denotes the sense or conceptual content a speaker expresses when using a lexeme, as distinct from
The notion is frequently discussed in relation to Wortbedeutung (word meaning) and to the broader distinction
Consider the word bank. In a sentence about finances, the wortsinn corresponds to the financial institution;
Word sense, Lexical semantics, Polysemy, Denotation, Pragmatics. In German linguistics, the term is discussed variably, and