construal
1construal — index construction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2construal — construe ► VERB (construes, construed, construing) (often be construed) ▪ interpret in a particular way. DERIVATIVES construable adjective construal noun. ORIGIN Latin construere heap together, build …
3Construal 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… …
4construal — noun Date: 1948 interpretation 1 < political construals of reality R. J. Neuhaus > …
5construal — See construe. * * * …
6construal — noun The act of construing or interpreting; interpretation …
7construal — con·stru·al …
8construal — noun an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing • Derivationally related forms: ↑construe • Hypernyms: ↑interpretation …
9Construals — 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… …
10Cognitive 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 …
