语言学概论(杨忠).docVIP

PAGE 10 PAGE 1 1. What are the categories of lexical meaning? Lexical meaning includes: a) referential meaning (also denotative meaning). b) Associative meanings. Referential meaning is the central meaning and it is more stable and universal. Associative meanings are meanings are meanings that hinge on referential meaning, which are less stable and more culture-specific. Types of associative meanings: connotative meaning, social meaning, affective meaning, reflected meaning, collective meaning 2. What are the components of metaphor? There are two positions on the function of metaphors: a) t