English Compositional Opacity Scale

An English Compositional Opacity Scale is a semantic compositionality scale that measures the degree to which english multiword expression meaning can be derived from english constituent word meanings.

• AKA: English Semantic Transparency Scale, English Idiomaticity Scale, English Compositionality Continuum.
• Context:
  • It can typically classify English Multiword Expressions along english transparency gradient.
  • It can often distinguish English Compositional Expressions from english non-compositional expressions.
  • It can frequently correlate with English Processing Difficulty in english comprehension tasks.
  • It can usually inform English Lexicographic Decisions about english dictionary inclusion.
  • It can commonly predict English L2 Learning Challenges for english language learners.
  • It can sometimes vary across English Speaker Populations based on english etymological knowledge.
  • It can range from being an English Fully Transparent Scale Point to being an English Fully Opaque Scale Point, depending on its english analyzability level.
  • It can range from being an English Synchronic Opacity Measure to being an English Diachronic Opacity Measure, depending on its english temporal perspective.
  • It can range from being an English Binary Opacity Classification to being an English Gradient Opacity Classification, depending on its english granularity level.
  • It can range from being an English Form-Based Opacity to being an English Meaning-Based Opacity, depending on its english analysis dimension.
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• Example(s):
  • English Transparent Expressions (Scale Point 1), such as:
    • "Red car" with english full compositionality.
    • "Drink water" with english literal meaning.
  • English Semi-Transparent Expressions (Scale Points 2-3), such as:
    • English Collocations like "strong tea" with english restricted selection.
    • "Heavy rain" with english conventional intensification.
  • English Semi-Opaque Expressions (Scale Points 4-5), such as:
    • "Spill the beans" with english partial motivation.
    • "Break the ice" with english metaphorical extension.
  • English Fully Opaque Expressions (Scale Point 6), such as:
    • KICKTHEBUCKET with english zero compositionality.
    • "Red herring" with english arbitrary meaning.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • English Syntactic Complexity Scale, which measures english structural difficulty.
  • English Frequency Scale, which tracks english usage rate.
  • French Compositional Opacity Scale, which applies to french expressions.
  • Formal Logic Compositionality, which assumes perfect semantic composition.
• See: Semantic Compositionality, English Idiomatic Expression, English Collocation, English Multiword Expression, Compositional Semantics, English Figurative Language System, Idiomaticity, English Lexical Semantics, Language Processing.

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