ABSTRACT

What does (1) mean? All that can be claimed with any great certainty is that something (as yet unspecified) is made specially in order to fulfil someone(s)’ (again unspecified) growing needs. Not very illuminating really! That is until we return this snippet of language to some of its original context as in (1´):

(1´) SMA PROGRESS follow-on milk for older babies and toddlers Specially made to meet their growing needs

With this additional contextual knowledge the meaning of (1) becomes more transparent: the something (previously unspecified) is SMA PROGRESS follow-on milk for older babies and toddlers and therefore it can now be assumed that this milk is made specially in order to fulfil the growing needs of older babies and toddlers.