Meaning of use-mention distinction | Babel Free
Definitions
The distinction between the use of a word for its meaning (as in cheese is derived from milk) and the mention of a word as a lexical unit (as in cheese is derived from a word in Old English); an instance of this distinction.
Examples
“Thus, they purport to expand⟳ the domain of our judgments beyond all bounds of experience⟳ through concepts to which no corresponding object at all can be given in experience⟳. For convenience, we ignore⟳ use-mention distinctions here and elsewhere.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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