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1.1 Abstract Concepts and Word Meanings: How to Define Them?.............................. 1 1.2 Abstraction and Abstractness......................... 3 1.2. 1 Abstractness and the Glue of Language............. 4 1.3 Some Hints from Psycholinguistics..................... 7 1.3. 1 Concreteness Effect and Its Accounts.............. 7 1.3. 2 Problems in Selecting Abstract Words: Perceptual Strength........................... 8 1.3. 3 The Abstractness of Emotions................... 9 1.3. 4 The Problems Highlighted by Psycholinguistics....... 11 1.4 Abstract and Concrete Words: Dichotomy, Continuum or Other?............................... 12 1.5 Conclusion: Definition is a Hard Job.................... 14 References.......................................... 15