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construal — index construction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
construal — construe ► VERB (construes, construed, construing) (often be construed) ▪ interpret in a particular way. DERIVATIVES construable adjective construal noun. ORIGIN Latin construere heap together, build … English terms dictionary
Construal level theory — (CLT) is a theory in social psychology that describes the relation between psychological distance and the extent to which people s thinking (e.g., about objects and events) is abstract or concrete. [1]. The general idea is that the more distant… … Wikipedia
construal — noun Date: 1948 interpretation 1 < political construals of reality R. J. Neuhaus > … New Collegiate Dictionary
construal — noun The act of construing or interpreting; interpretation … Wiktionary
construal — con·stru·al … English syllables
construal — noun an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing • Derivationally related forms: ↑construe • Hypernyms: ↑interpretation … Useful english dictionary
Construals — Construal is a social psychological term used to describe how a person perceives, comprehends, and interprets the world around him or her, particularly the behavior or action of others towards him or her. Researchers and theorists within… … Wikipedia
Cognitive semantics — is part of the cognitive linguistics movement. The main tenets of cognitive semantics are, first, that grammar is conceptualisation; second, that conceptual structure is embodied and motivated by usage; and third, that the ability to use language … Wikipedia
Face Negotiation Theory — is a theory first postulated by Stella Ting Toomey in 1985 to explain how different cultures manage conflict and communicate. The theory has gone through multiple iterations since that time, and has been updated most recently in 2005.1 In essence … Wikipedia
