Associations to the word «Salience»

Wiktionary

SALIENCE, noun. The condition of being salient.
SALIENCE, noun. A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.
SALIENCE, noun. (social sciences) (linguistics) Relative importance based on context.

Dictionary definition

SALIENCE, noun. The state of being salient.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky