______ is not the narrowing of word-meaning. A: Some phrases are shortened and only one element of the original is left to retain the meaning of the whole. B: Material nouns are used to refer to objects made of them C: A word of abstract meaning is used as a concrete meaning D: A common word is turned into a specific word
______ is not the narrowing of word-meaning. A: Some phrases are shortened and only one element of the original is left to retain the meaning of the whole. B: Material nouns are used to refer to objects made of them C: A word of abstract meaning is used as a concrete meaning D: A common word is turned into a specific word
____ is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the core of word-meaning. A: Grammatical meaning B: Denotative meaning C: Associative meaning D: Connotative meaning
____ is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the core of word-meaning. A: Grammatical meaning B: Denotative meaning C: Associative meaning D: Connotative meaning
The original meaning of "shrewd" is "evil" or "wickedness" while modern meaning is "clever", this belongs to ______ of word-meaning. A: degradation B: elevation C: extension D: narrowing
The original meaning of "shrewd" is "evil" or "wickedness" while modern meaning is "clever", this belongs to ______ of word-meaning. A: degradation B: elevation C: extension D: narrowing
Synchronically, the basic meaning of a word is considered to be the core of word meaning, called the _______ meaning.
Synchronically, the basic meaning of a word is considered to be the core of word meaning, called the _______ meaning.
The meaning of a word is
The meaning of a word is
There are two forms of changes in word meaning, one is meaning d_____, the other is meaning shift.
There are two forms of changes in word meaning, one is meaning d_____, the other is meaning shift.
The meaning of a word can be dissected into meaning components called semantic ______.
The meaning of a word can be dissected into meaning components called semantic ______.
The meaning of word accident has undergone the process of ________.( ) A: widening of meaning B: narrowing of meaning C: meaning elevation D: meaning degradation
The meaning of word accident has undergone the process of ________.( ) A: widening of meaning B: narrowing of meaning C: meaning elevation D: meaning degradation
The meaning of the word “equivalent” is _________.
The meaning of the word “equivalent” is _________.
The connotative meaning of a word is __________.
The connotative meaning of a word is __________.