Editing Semantic feature (section)

== Notation ==
The '''semantic features''' of a word can be notated using a binary feature notation common to the framework of [[componential analysis]].{{sfnp|Bussmann|1996|p=219}}
A [[semantic property]] is specified in square brackets and a plus or minus sign indicates the existence or non-existence of that property.{{sfnp|Lipka|1990|p=108}}

* ''cat'' is
** [+animate],
** [+domesticated],
** [+feline]
* ''puma'' is
** [+animate],
** [&minus;domesticated],
** [+feline]
* ''dog'' is
** [+animate],
** [+domesticated],
** [&minus;feline]
* ''wolf'' is
** [+animate],
** [&minus;domesticated]
** [&minus;feline]

Intersecting [[semantic class]]es share the same features.
Some features need not be specifically mentioned as their presence or absence is obvious from another feature.
This is a [[Redundancy (linguistics)|redundancy]] rule.