英语词汇学（英文版）English Lexicology (III).pptVIP

English lexicology (III) Contents 8. Word Meaning 9. Sense Relations Chapter 8 Word Meaning 8.1 Types of Word Meaning 8.2 Grammatical Meaning 8.3 Lexical meaning 8.4 Conceptual meaning 8.5 Associative meaning 8.1 Types of Word Meaning 8.2 Grammatical Meaning Grammatical meaning(语法意义)refers to that part of meaning of the word which indicates grammatical concept or relationships such as the word class, singular and plural forms of nouns, tense meaning of verbs and their inflectional forms (forget, forgets, forgot, forgotten, forgetting). 8.3 Lexical meaning Lexical meaning(词汇意义) is the meaning of an isolated word in a dictionary. This component of meaning is identical in all the forms of the word. E.g. ‘go, goes, went, gone, going’ possess different grammatical meaning. But they have the same lexical meaning expressing the process of movement. Lexical meaning itself has two components: conceptual meaning and associative meaning. 8.4 Conceptual meaning Conceptual meaning(概念意义) (also known as denotative meaning) is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the core of word meaning. Conceptual meaning forms the basis for communication as the same word has the same conceptual meaning to all the speakers of the same language. Sun: a heavenly body which gives off light, heat,and energy Mother: a female parent 8.5 Associative meaning Associate meaning(关联意义) is the secondary meaning supplemented to the conceptual meaning. It differs from the conceptual meaning in that it is liable to the influence of such factors as culture, experience, religion, geographical region, class background, education,etc. Associative meaning comprises four types: connotative meaning, stylistic meaning, affective meaning, and collocative meaning. 8.5 Associative meaning Connotative meaning (内涵意义) In contrast to denotative meaning, connotative meaning refers to the overtones or associations which a word suggests or implies. Mother (a female parent) is often associated with ‘love’, ‘care’, ‘