文档介绍：Synonymy
Definition of Synonyms
Definition:
Words different in sound and spelling but nearly alike or exactly the same in meaning
Problem:
What kind of meaning does “meaning” refer to?
Definition of Synonyms
Types of meaning:
grammatical meaning
lexical meaning
conceptual meaning
associative meaning
connotative meaning stylistic meaning
affective meaning collocative meaning
Definition of Synonyms
Examples:
generous—extravagant = free with money
end—terminate = put to an end
* end—final = relating to end
* brother—fraternally = relating to brother
One of two or more words in the English language which have the same or very nearly the same essential meaning. (WNDS)
Types of Synonyms
Two types:
absolute synonyms
relative synonyms
Types of Synonyms
1. plete synonyms
scarlet-fever—scarlatina pounding
word-building—word-formation
words which are identical in meaning in all its aspects, . both in grammatical meaning and lexical meaning, including conceptual and associative meanings
Types of Synonyms
2. Relative synonyms /near-synonyms
words similar or nearly the same in denotation, but embrace different shades of meaning
Types of Synonyms
change—alter
1. Yesterday I bought a coat, but it was too big, so I took it back and ________it.
2. Yesterday I bought a coat, but it was too big, so I took it to the tailor and ______ it.
changed
altered
Types of Synonyms
expensive—dear
笑
laugh
smile
grin
chuckle
giggle
微笑
咧嘴笑
暗笑
嗤笑
大笑
Types of Synonyms
chortle
titter
snigger
guffaw
cackle
roar
哈哈大笑
傻笑
嘻皮笑脸地笑
哄笑
咯咯地笑
狂笑