现代英语词汇学概论chapter7.pptVIP

* SENSE RELATIONS BETWEEN WORDS Chapter VII * Words are arbitrary symbols and independent identities so far as their outer facet--- spelling and pronunciation, is concerned. But semantically, all words are related in one way or another. A word which is related to other words is related to them in sense, hence sense relations. Moreover, the discussion will also cover semantic field, which is commonly felt to be an integral part of sense relations * A dog is an animal that thinks its human; A human is an animal that thinks its not an animal; Therefore, a dog is an animal that thinks its an anim