语言学第三章.ppt

b. differ in stylistic meaning Poor _____ (small/little ) boy! Small has no affective meaning. policeman/cop horse/steed/nag C. differ in collocation and distribution sense/meaning the word has tow senses/meanings a man of sense A group of A flock of/ a herd of/ a shoal of/ a swarm of/--- a flock of sheep A head of elephants/cows A shoal of fish A swarm of bees Living / alive He is the greatest _____ scientist. He is the greatest scientist ____. Differ in origin The richness of English in synonyms is largely due to the happy mingling of Lating, French and native elements. So