Theory of English 2

The denotative component of meaning is … .

• the emotive charge and stylistic reference.

• the leading component in the semantic structure of a word which establishes correlation between the name and the object, phenomenon, action, process.

• the grammatical component of a word.

Metonymy is … .

• the semantic process of associating two referents one of which is closely connected with the other or makes part of it

• the semantic process of associating two referents one of which in some way resembles the other

• the semantic process of differentiation primary and secondary meanings of a word

Extension of word’s meaning is … .

• a process when a word with a new meaning comes to be used in the specialized vocabulary of some limited group

• the application of a word to a wider variety of referents

• the acquisition by a word of some derogatory emotive charge

Which of the two main approaches to lexical meaning studies the connection between words and things or concepts they denote?

• the referential approach

• the functional approach

By their graphic and sound-form there may be …

• full and partial homonyms

• grammatical, lexical and lexico-grammatical homonyms

• perfect homonyms, homophones and homographs

Phraseological units are … .

• motivated word groups

• word groups that can be freely made up in speech

• word groups with a partially or completely transeferred meanings

According to the semantic principle phraseological units are classified into … .

• nominative, nominative-communicative, interjectional, communicative

• combinations, unities, fusions

• verbal, substantive, adjectival, adverbial, interjectional

According to Prof. A.V. Kunin’s approach to phraseology, the components of set expressions are used in their literal meanings in …

• phraseological units

• phraseomatic units

• border-line units

Ideographic, stylistic and absolute are types of ...

• synonyms

• antonyms

• homophones

Homophones are words which coincide in … .

• sound-form

• spelling

• sound-form and spelling