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② Semantic divergence:Homonymy can also be brought about through diverging sense development . When two or more meanings of the same word drift apart to such an extent that there will be no obvious connection between them , po;ysemy will give place to homonymy.(出自课本第118页)
③ Foreign influence:Words introduced from abroad have increased the number of homonyms in English ,as can be seen from some of theexamples already given in the preceding section on ―Phonetic convergence‖and ―Semantic divergence‖(出自课本第118页) ④ Shortening:Homonyms may also be created by the word-formation process of clipping .This source is of decidedly subsidiary importance in formal writing but has widespread influence in everyday speech . The following words afford graphic examples of this process(课本第119页)
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Chapter 7
Ⅰ Synonym
1. Comment on the traditional definition of synonyms. What’s your definition for synonyms ?
P124 Synonyms are traditionally defined as words in differing in sound form but identical or similar in meaning.
P125 a word having the same meaning as other word: as one of two or more words of the same language and grammatical category having the same essential or generic meaning and differing only in connotation, application, or idiomatic use: one of two or more words having essentially identical definitions.
2. What do we mean by complete synonyms ?
P125 two word s are totally synonyms only if they are fully identical in meaning and interchangeable in any context without the slightest alteration in connotative, affective and stylistic meanings.
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