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Here is a list of the terms and definitions on each card.

Card 1:
Term: Circular Definition
Definition: A definition that includes the term being defined (or its cognate) in the definition. (2.9.4)
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Term: Contextual Definition
Definition: A definition that conveys a word’s meaning by using the word in a standard context and by providing a different sentence with the same meaning but without the word. (2.8.5)
Card 3:
Term: Definition by Synonym
Definition: Defining a word by providing a precise synonym. (2.8.3)
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Term: Descriptive Function of Language
Definition: Language’s use to convey factual information. (2.3)
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Term: Directive Function of Language
Definition: Language’s use to command others to do something or to provide advice. (2.3)
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Term: Emotive Function of Language
Definition: Language’s use to express feelings or emotions. (2.3)
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Term: Essentialist Definition
Definition: A definition that attempts to report the real nature of what is being defined. (2.7.3)
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Term: Evaluative Function of Language
Definition: Language’s use to make value judgments—to evaluate things. (2.3)
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Term: Evocative Function of Language
Definition: Language’s use to evoke feelings or emotions in an audience. (2.3)
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Term: Genus-Species Definition
Definition: A definition that mentions a larger category (a genus) to which that kind of thing belongs, and then specifies what makes that particular kind (that species) different from the other species in that genus. (2.8.1)
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Term: Idea Theory of Meaning
Definition: The view that the meaning of a word consists of the idea or mental image that is associated with the word. (2.2.2)
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Term: Interrogative Function of Language
Definition: Language’s use to elicit information. (2.3)
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Term: Meaning as Use
Definition: The approach that explains meaning of linguistic items—primarily sentences, but, derivatively, words—in terms of their use. (2.2.3)
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Term: Operational Definition
Definition: A definition made by specifying a rule or operation. (2.8.4)
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Term: Ostensive Definition
Definition: definition that conveys a word’s meaning by giving examples. (2.8.2)
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Term: Performative Function of Language
Definition: : Language’s use to perform actions, such as can be performed merely by saying a sentence; for example, when one says “I hereby promise / find the accused guilty / christen this boat / resign.” (2.3)
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Term: Persuasive Function of Language
Definition: Language’s use to persuade people to accept something or to act in a certain way. (2.3)
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Term: Recreational Function of Language
Definition: Language’s use merely to amuse ourselves and others: puns, word-games, songs, etc. (2.3)
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Term: Reference of a Word
Definition: The class of things to which the word refers (also known as its ‘denotation’ or ‘extension’). (2.6)
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Term: Reference Theory of Meaning
Definition: The view that the meaning of a word consists in what it refers to. (2.2.1)
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Term: view that the meaning of a word consists in what it refers to. (2.2.1)
Definition: view that the meaning of a word consists in what it refers to. (2.2.1)
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Term: view that the meaning of a word consists in what it refers to. (2.2.1)
Definition: view that the meaning of a word consists in what it refers to. (2.2.1)
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Term: view that the meaning of a word consists in what it refers to. (2.2.1)
Definition: view that the meaning of a word consists in what it refers to. (2.2.1)