- Word meanings are ambiguous and the distribution of boundaries unclear
- Connection to the surrounding vocabulary narrows the scope of its distribution
- The result of narrowing is that words with a wider semantic range are replaced by words with a narrower and clearer semantic range.
concrete example
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The process of putting thoughts into words is being thrown to the individual’s ability,” along with “intellectual productivity needs to improve,” which is a poor connection as it stands.
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“Individual ability,” in other words, “intellectual productivity.”
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Intellectual production is, in other words, “putting your thoughts into words.”
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The “capability” is vague, but I’ve narrowed it down to what specifically it is.
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I’m sure “intellectual production” and many other kinds of production, too, but the meaning used here is clearer.
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