The conventionalized meanings can be the essential nature of the things that words denote, for example, the word flower refers to something beautiful.
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- Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because they _______ . A: are complex words B: are technical words C: refer to the commonest things in the life D: denote the most important concepts
- _________ is used to describe things that deal with the meanings of words and sentences.
- According to the author, ______. A: the use of clich6s can make a person’s speech very dull B: a clich6 is used to describe things that are too beautiful for words C: the phrase "as hard as nails" is no longer in use D: cliches are .something you can only learn from Shakespearean play
- Words that precede any premodifying adjectives in a noun phrase and which denote such referential meanings as specific reference, generic reference, definite quantity or indefinite quantity are referred to as _____.
- This flower is ______ beautiful flower in the garden.