【正确答案】：
SEMANTIC MOTIVATION REFERS TO THE MENTAL ASSOCIATIONS SUGGESTED BY THE CONCEPTUAL, MEANING OF A WORD. IT EXPLAINS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE LITERAL SENSE AND FIGURATIVE SENSE OF THE WORD.
【题目解析】：本题考查语义理据的含义。语义理据是指一个词的概念意义所产生的联想意义，它解释了该词的字面意义和比喻意义之间的联系。