Restriction of Meaning Restriction of meaning means that a word of wide meaning acquires a narrower, specialised sense which is applicable to only one of the objects it had previously denoted

（1) A word once reserved for female persons in high places is generalised to refer to people of all levels in a society:

The term lexicology contains two Greek morphemes: lexikon and logie. The former means \word, the latter means“learningor“the study of

Contents 8. Word Meaning 9. Sense Relations

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一、什么是词汇 词汇是语言的要素之一,指某种语言或方言中全部词和固定词组的总和

方言词汇和方言词 方言词汇的差异和特点 方言词汇的调查 本字的考求

方言词汇和方言词 方言词汇的差异和特点 方言词汇的调查 本字的考求

第一节词汇概说 一、什么是词汇 词汇是语言的要素之一,指某种语言或方言中全部词和固定词组的总和。 1.词汇和词是两个不同的概念,词汇不是指单个的词 2.词汇成员不仅仅是词,还包括作用相当于词的固定 二、词汇的性质 1.词汇的音义关系既有任意性又有理据性。 2.词汇在发展变化中既有活跃性又有稳定性。 3.词汇对客观事物概念的反映既有普遍性,又有民族性