The phrase 'affect the meaning' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe when something changes the perceived meaning of something else. For example, "The addition of a few extra words affected the meaning of the sentence."
But how does this possibility affect the meaning and reference of proper names?
This is what especially riles his critics: the notion that the shifting enthusiasms of foreign judges could affect the meaning of the U.S. Constitution.
The resulting pitch changes can affect the meaning of the sentence as a whole, or the meaning of the individual words.
Others consider it a particle even though, as a rule, the point of particles is precisely that they can't stand alone; they exist to affect the meaning of other words.
The reader comes away with little palpable appreciation of what the different versions suggest about Shakespeare's larger philosophical vision or how variations in language affect the meaning of the actual plays.
Others consider it a particle — even though, as a rule, the point of particles is precisely that they can't stand alone; they exist to affect the meaning of other words.
Pitch patterns that affect the meanings of individual words are known as tones and are common in many languages.
According to the theoretical assumption that socio-economic status and cultural background affect the meanings of masculinity among men [ 2], a purposeful sampling method was selected in order to capture a wide range of cultural diversity.
Next time you look at a still life, think about where the artist positioned themselves, how this influenced their use of space within the painting, and how this affects the meaning of the objects.
It probably helps that Beale doesn't overly respect the play's rhetoric, where all the abstract nouns (truth, beauty, honour) could quite easily be swapped around without affecting the meaning of any speech.
Organized by Kristina Van Dyke, another doctoral candidate in African art at the university, the show reverses a pet exhibition theme of recent years: rather than asking how context affects the meaning of traditional African objects, Ms. Van Dyke explores ways in which objects shape their environment.
