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	*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype		*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype
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	''ROBINS'' and ''SPARROWS'' are '''prototypes''' of the concept ''BIRDS''. ''Penguins'' or ''ostriches'' are more peripheral examples.		''ROBINS'' and ''SPARROWS'' are '''prototypes''' of the concept ''BIRDS''. ''Penguins'' or ''ostriches'' are more peripheral examples.

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	* [[Glossary:...\|...]]

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Examples

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	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

	''~~Chair~~'' is a '''prototype''' of the concept ''~~furniture~~''. Other examples as ''desk'', ''bed'' or ''bench'' are considered less typical.		''CHAIR'' is a '''prototype''' of the concept ''FURNITURE''. Other examples as ''desk'', ''bed'' or ''bench'' are considered less typical.

	~~''Robins'' and ''sparrows'' are '''prototypes''' of the concept ''birds''. ''Penguins'' or ''ostriches'' are more peripheral examples~~.

			''ROBINS'' and ''SPARROWS'' are '''prototypes''' of the concept ''BIRDS''. ''Penguins'' or ''ostriches'' are more peripheral examples.

	== Related terms ==		== Related terms ==

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	Prototype ([ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)tɑɪp]): A member of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes and therefore more central or typical than others. Prototypes are cognitive reference points.		Prototype ([ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)tɑɪp]): A member of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes and therefore more central or typical than others. Prototypes are cognitive reference points.


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	We intuitively grade the members of a concept according to their typicality. Imagining ''birds'' as 'creatures that are covered with feathers, have two wings and two legs, and the majority of which can fly', some of these animals seem to be more birdlike than others.		We intuitively grade the members of a concept according to their typicality. Imagining ''birds'' as 'creatures that are covered with feathers, have two wings and two legs, and the majority of which can fly', some of these animals seem to be more birdlike than others.


	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

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Definition

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	We intuitively grade the members of a concept according to their typicality. Imagining ''birds'' as 'creatures that are covered with feathers, have two wings and two legs, and the majority of which can fly', some of these animals seem to be more birdlike than others.		We intuitively grade the members of a concept according to their typicality. Imagining ''birds'' as 'creatures that are covered with feathers, have two wings and two legs, and the majority of which can fly', some of these animals seem to be more birdlike than others.


	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

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= Prototype =

== Definition ==

Prototype ([ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)tɑɪp]): A member of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes and therefore more central or typical than others. Prototypes are cognitive reference points.

''Comment:''
We intuitively grade the members of a concept according to their typicality. Imagining ''birds'' as 'creatures that are covered with feathers, have two wings and two legs, and the majority of which can fly', some of these animals seem to be more birdlike than others.

== Examples ==

''Chair'' is a '''prototype''' of the concept ''furniture''. Other examples as ''desk'', ''bed'' or ''bench'' are considered less typical.

''Robins'' and ''sparrows'' are '''prototypes''' of the concept ''birds''. ''Penguins'' or ''ostriches'' are more peripheral examples.

== Related terms ==

* [[Glossary:...|...]]

Back to the --> [[Basic_Glossary|Glossary of Basic Semantic Terms]].

== References and links ==

*Bieswanger, Markus & Becker, Annette (2010): ''Introduction to English Linguistics''. 3rd edition. Tübingen: Francke, p. 139-140.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype_theory
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype
*http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_semantics#H