Association

联想

The general senses of this term are often found in linguistic discussion-the non-linguistic feelings which a lexical item gives rise to, or the range of psychologically connected items which come to mind. Some linguists have used the term with a more restricted definition, however. For example, the Saussurean conception of paradigmatic relationships was referred to as associative relations. Some linguists use the term associative field (or association group) to refer to a set of lexical items which display a specific similarity of form or sense.

语言学论著经常按其一般意义使用这一术语，指一个词项引发的非语言感情或使人想起的一系列心理上有联系的词项。但是有些语言学家按狭义使用这个术语。例如，索绪尔式的聚合关系概念被称作联想关系。有的语言学家用联想场或联想群来指形式或涵义有特定相似性的一组词项。