English Lexicology (IIm
English Lexicology (III)
Contents 8. Word Meaning 9. Sense relations 2005 IE YEAR O To be continued ANGUAGES
English lexicology (III) 2 Contents 8. Word Meaning 9. Sense Relations To be continued
Chapter 8 Word Meaning 8. 1 Types of Word meaning 8. 2 Grammatical Meaning 8. 3 Lexical meaning 8.4 Conceptual meaning 8. 5 Associative meaning
Chapter 8 Word Meaning 8.1 Types of Word Meaning 8.2 Grammatical Meaning 8.3 Lexical meaning 8.4 Conceptual meaning 8.5 Associative meaning
8.1 Types of Word Meaning Word Meaning Grammatical Lexical Meaning Meaning Connotative meaning Sty listic meaning Conceptual Associative Meaning Meaning Affective meaning Collocative meaning English lexicology (l)
English lexicology (III) 4 8.1 Types of Word Meaning Conceptual Meaning Associative Meaning Stylistic meaning Collocative meaning Affective meaning Connotative meaning Grammatical Meaning Lexical Meaning Word Meaning
8.2 Grammatical Meaning 婚 Grammatical meaning(语法意义 refers to that part of meaning of the word which indicates grammatical concept or relationships such as the word class, singular and plural forms of nouns, tense meaning of verbs and their inflectional forms(forget, forgets, forgot, forgotten, forgetting) English lexicology (l)
English lexicology (III) 5 8.2 Grammatical Meaning Grammatical meaning(语法意义)refers to that part of meaning of the word which indicates grammatical concept or relationships such as the word class, singular and plural forms of nouns, tense meaning of verbs and their inflectional forms (forget, forgets, forgot, forgotten, forgetting)
8. 3 Lexical meaning Lexical meaning(词汇意义) is the meaning of an isolated word in a dictionary. This component of meaning is identical in all the forms of the word .E.g. ' go, goes, went, gone, going ' possess different grammatical meaning. But they have the same lexical meaning expressing the process of movement Lexical meaning itself has two components conceptual meaning and associative meaning English lexicology (l)
English lexicology (III) 6 8.3 Lexical meaning Lexical meaning(词汇意义) is the meaning of an isolated word in a dictionary. This component of meaning is identical in all the forms of the word. E.g. ‘go, goes, went, gone, going’ possess different grammatical meaning. But they have the same lexical meaning expressing the process of movement. Lexical meaning itself has two components: conceptual meaning and associative meaning
8.4 Conceptual meaning Conceptual meaning(概念意义)( also known as denotative meaning) is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the core of word meaning Conceptual meaning forms the basis for communication as the same word has the same conceptual meaning to all the speakers of the same language. Sun: a heavenly body which gives off light, heat, and energy Mother a female parent English lexicology (l)
English lexicology (III) 7 8.4 Conceptual meaning Conceptual meaning(概念意义) (also known as denotative meaning) is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the core of word meaning. Conceptual meaning forms the basis for communication as the same word has the same conceptual meaning to all the speakers of the same language. Sun: a heavenly body which gives off light, heat,and energy Mother: a female parent
8.5 Associative meaning Associate meaning(关联意义) is the secondary meaning supplemented to the conceptual meaning. It differs from the conceptual meaning in that it is liable to the influence of such factors as culture, experience, religion, geographical region, class background, education, etc Associative meaning comprises four types connotative meaning, stylistic meaning, affective meaning, and collocative meaning. English lexicology (l)
English lexicology (III) 8 8.5 Associative meaning Associate meaning(关联意义) is the secondary meaning supplemented to the conceptual meaning. It differs from the conceptual meaning in that it is liable to the influence of such factors as culture, experience, religion, geographical region, class background, education,etc. Associative meaning comprises four types: connotative meaning, stylistic meaning, affective meaning, and collocative meaning
8.5 Associative meaning Connotative meaning(涵意义 In contrast to denotative meaning, connotative meaning efers to the overtones or associations which a word suggests or implies Mother(a female parent is often associated with love’,‘care’, tenderness’, forgiving;etc Home(a dwelling place)may suggest'family, warmth, safety, love, convenience,, etc. "East or west, home is best’. Statesman implies 'loyalty, devotion to public welfare, politician im plies'deceit, power-drunk, bragging, villainy English lexicology (l)
English lexicology (III) 9 8.5 Associative meaning Connotative meaning (内涵意义) In contrast to denotative meaning, connotative meaning refers to the overtones or associations which a word suggests or implies. Mother (a female parent) is often associated with ‘love’ , ‘care’ , ‘tenderness’ , ‘forgiving’, etc. Home (a dwelling place) may suggest ‘family, warmth, safety, love, convenience’, etc. ‘East or west, home is best’. Statesman implies ‘loyalty, devotion to public welfare’; politician implies ‘deceit, power-drunk, bragging, villainy’
8.5 Associative meaning Connotative meaning e For people with different cultural backgrounds, a word might evoke different associations China Britain magpie Good luck, good will wordiness owl bad luck, malignance composure,wisdom red happiness, good luck, unfavoured state success red light district red flags fin the red' English lexicology (l) 10
English lexicology (III) 10 8.5 Associative meaning Connotative meaning For people with different cultural backgrounds, a word might evoke different associations. China Britain magpie Good luck, good will wordiness owl bad luck, malignance composure, wisdom red happiness, good luck, success unfavoured state ‘red-light district’ ‘red flags’ ‘in the red
