现代英语词汇学概论chapter5.pptVIP

* WORD MEANING AND SEMANTIC FEATURES Chapter Five * Content 1. An overview of word meaning 2. Conventionality and motivation 3. Types of word meaning 4. Componential analysis and semantic features * 1. An overview of word meaning Word Meaning 1) Reference 所指, referent(所指物) It indicates which things are being talked about. Arbitrary, conventional (dog) 2) Concept: result of human cognition The same concept can be expressed by many words(多) * meaning (concept) referent (thing) form (word: sound) (stands for) Based on Ogden and Richards (1923:99) Approaches to meaning study: a