摘要：Cysouw.s paper is one of the most radical and most theoretically intriguing contributions in this issue, both with respect to his definition of meaning and its operationalization for the construction of semantic maps, which are conceived as a .cross-linguistic metric on meaning. (section 1). On the basis of this definition, Cysouw offers a refinement of the terminology used in semantic maps (section 2) and a refinement of the terminology concerning linguistic expressions which serve as building blocks for the maps (sections 5, 6). Section 7 exemplifies the approach, making use of pairs of constructions (i.e. .constructional behavior.), that is, a type of data rarely used for constructing semantic maps. Although Cysouw.s approach is radical, it is logically stringent, and there is not much to disagree with once one has accepted its premises. On the other hand, this paper is not easy on its readers, as it is not very explicit. Metaphorically speaking, it is painted in bold strokes, and one would wish that the author, like the old Flemish masters, had some disciple in his workshop who would fill in the details, that is, someone who would elaborate on both contents and technical details, as for example the relevant page numbers of the works cited. My comment is therefore less of a critique rather than a peer review which rates the paper under consideration as A, but nonetheless requests some clarifications
