The essence of the establishment of meaning is to know one known(the word or sign) as another known(meaning).

“语义的确立”的实质是把一所知（语符）作为另一所知（语义）来知。

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At first he tried to make a sign, or symbol, for each word. But that proved impossible - there were just too many words.

起初他试图为每一个词创造一个符号，但是后来证明这是不可行的&&切罗基语言里有太多的词汇。

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The word "semantic" comes from the Greek semantikos, or "significant meaning," derived from sema, or "sign."

（“semantic”这个词来自希腊语 semantikos，或者说“显著意义”，派生于 sema ，或者说“标记（sign）”）。

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You could use a sign language thing for "Drink" that looks sort of like the act of drinking but you can't use a sign language word for "Country" that looks like a country, or for "Idea" that looks like an idea.

你可以用看起来像喝这个动作的手语,来表示"喝",但你无法用看起来像国家的手语,来表示"国家",或用看起来像想法的手语来表示"想法"

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If your item is more than one word, you just close the phrase with a plus or minus sign.

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And when it all done: a sparkling new sign with a logo of the iconic NYC skyline over, or under, the word "Midtown, " or something like that.

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