英语词汇学教程（第四版）课件：Synonymy.pptx

Synonymy

6.3.1DefinitionofSynonymsDefinition:WordsdifferentinsoundandspellingbutnearlyalikeorexactlythesameinmeaningProblem:Whatkindofmeaningdoes“meaning”referto?

6.3.1DefinitionofSynonymsTypesofmeaning:?grammaticalmeaning?conceptualmeaning?connotativemeaning ?stylisticmeaning?affectivemeaning ?collocativemeaningassociative

6.3.1DefinitionofSynonymsExamples:generous—extravagant=freewithmoneydifference:affectiveend—terminate=puttoanenddifference:stylistic*end—final=relatingtoendnon-synonyms

6.3.1DefinitionofSynonymsOneoftwoormorewordsofthesameclasswhichhavethesameorverynearlythesameessentialmeaning.(WNDS)p131?basic?conceptual

Typesofsynonyms

6.3.2TypesofSynonymsTwotypesofsynonyms:absolute/completesynonymsrelativesynonyms(nearsynonyms)

6.3.2TypesofSynonyms1. absolute/completesynonymsscarlet-fever—scarlatina猩红热composition—compoundingword-building—word-formationWordsidenticalinboth grammaticalandlexicalmeanings

6.3.2TypesofSynonyms2. relativesynonymsnear-synonymsWordswhicharesimilarorthesamein conceptualmeanng,butmayhave differencesinassociativemeanings (connotative,stylistic,affective, collocative).

Chooseawordtofillineachblank.change—alter1.YesterdayIboughtacoat,butitwastoo big,soItookitbackand________it.2.YesterdayIboughtacoat,butitwastoo big,soItookittothetailorand______ it.changedalteredsizeXL→sizeLdifferentcoatbigger→smallersamecoat

6.3.2TypesofSynonyms0≠笑laughsmile grin chuckle giggle微笑咧嘴笑暗笑嗤笑大笑chortle titter sniggerguffaw cackle roar哈哈大笑傻笑嘻皮笑脸地笑哄笑咯咯地笑狂笑

SourcesofSynonyms

6.3.3SourcesofSynonymsHowmanysourcesofsynonyms?1.Borrowing2.DialectsandregionalEnglish3.Figurativeandeuphemisticuseofwords4.Coincidenc