
Lexicology - Spring 2004
... POLYSEMY, HOMONYMY, HYPONYMY, SYNONYMY AND ANTONYMY (complementarity, converseness). ...
... POLYSEMY, HOMONYMY, HYPONYMY, SYNONYMY AND ANTONYMY (complementarity, converseness). ...
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... I wrote a story in class today. The dog ate my homework. The book was written by J.K. Rowling. Jordan screamed with excitement. The present was given to me by a close friend. ...
... I wrote a story in class today. The dog ate my homework. The book was written by J.K. Rowling. Jordan screamed with excitement. The present was given to me by a close friend. ...
Parts of Speech - University of Hull
... All words in a language should have a function or a purpose. The exception to this is much of the spoken language we use where some words are often included which have neither meaning nor function other than to make the utterance longer. Some examples are: To miss (out on) ...
... All words in a language should have a function or a purpose. The exception to this is much of the spoken language we use where some words are often included which have neither meaning nor function other than to make the utterance longer. Some examples are: To miss (out on) ...
Phrases and Clauses
... A phrase is a group of two or more words, usually related in meaning, but with no subject/verb combination. As long as it is lacking both a subject and verb, a phrase cannot turn into a sent ...
... A phrase is a group of two or more words, usually related in meaning, but with no subject/verb combination. As long as it is lacking both a subject and verb, a phrase cannot turn into a sent ...
Subject and Predicate
... Next you must find the subject. Ask yourself, “Who or what is doing or performing the verb?” Or simply, “Who or what (insert verb)?” For example, in the sentence, “The lion sleeps tonight,” you would find the verb sleeps and then ask yourself, “Who or what sleeps?” The answer, of course, would be li ...
... Next you must find the subject. Ask yourself, “Who or what is doing or performing the verb?” Or simply, “Who or what (insert verb)?” For example, in the sentence, “The lion sleeps tonight,” you would find the verb sleeps and then ask yourself, “Who or what sleeps?” The answer, of course, would be li ...
Parts of Speech, Word Order, and Capitalization
... Nouns Nouns are naming words. They may name persons, ...
... Nouns Nouns are naming words. They may name persons, ...
Morphology and Syntax - University of Edinburgh
... Jane was upset because an unexpected problem with the manual’s availability implied that the risk in case of a fire was very high. upset = a state, but not a verb availability = not a ‘person, place or thing’, but is a noun implied = not an ‘action, process or state’, but is a verb fire = process o ...
... Jane was upset because an unexpected problem with the manual’s availability implied that the risk in case of a fire was very high. upset = a state, but not a verb availability = not a ‘person, place or thing’, but is a noun implied = not an ‘action, process or state’, but is a verb fire = process o ...
Preparation for Grammar Quiz #1
... Differentiate Between Pronouns and Adjectives • Reread pages 59-61 • The following words are sometimes adjectives, sometimes pronouns • This, that, these, those, whose, what, which, her, his, another, each, either, neither, both, few, many, several, all, any, more, most, other, some, one. • If thes ...
... Differentiate Between Pronouns and Adjectives • Reread pages 59-61 • The following words are sometimes adjectives, sometimes pronouns • This, that, these, those, whose, what, which, her, his, another, each, either, neither, both, few, many, several, all, any, more, most, other, some, one. • If thes ...
Diagramming Sentences
... Questions often begin with a verb followed by a subject. Example: Are you his brother? When diagramming a question, put the subject first, and capitalize the verb even though it is not the first word in the sentence ...
... Questions often begin with a verb followed by a subject. Example: Are you his brother? When diagramming a question, put the subject first, and capitalize the verb even though it is not the first word in the sentence ...
Syntax1
... This is the priest all shaven and shorn that married the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. ...
... This is the priest all shaven and shorn that married the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. ...
Transitive_ Intransitive_ and Linking Verbs
... Prosecutors charged him under a habitual offender statute. ...
... Prosecutors charged him under a habitual offender statute. ...
Name Date Period ______ DGP Review Match each part of speech
... DGP Review Match each part of speech to its description by writing the corresponding letter on the line. _____ 1. Common noun ...
... DGP Review Match each part of speech to its description by writing the corresponding letter on the line. _____ 1. Common noun ...
Commonly Made French Mistakes
... • If a direct object comes before the subject, the verb must ALWAYS agree with the direct object. NOT the subject. ...
... • If a direct object comes before the subject, the verb must ALWAYS agree with the direct object. NOT the subject. ...
The Art of Styling Sentences
... When you add descriptive words, the sentences get longer. Some sentence have phrases—a group of words that have no subject-verb combinations and usually act as a modifier. There are several kinds of phrases. Prepositional phrase: begin with a preposition (in, on, at, under, and so on) (for example, ...
... When you add descriptive words, the sentences get longer. Some sentence have phrases—a group of words that have no subject-verb combinations and usually act as a modifier. There are several kinds of phrases. Prepositional phrase: begin with a preposition (in, on, at, under, and so on) (for example, ...
Subject-Verb Agreement - the UCT Writing Centre
... Noun: A ‘naming’ word that names a person, a place, a thing or an idea. Verb: A ‘doing’ word that expresses an action or otherwise helps to make a statement. This means that a singular noun (e.g. ‘the cat’) takes a singular verb (e.g. ‘sleeps’); and a plural noun (e.g. ‘the cats’) takes a plural ...
... Noun: A ‘naming’ word that names a person, a place, a thing or an idea. Verb: A ‘doing’ word that expresses an action or otherwise helps to make a statement. This means that a singular noun (e.g. ‘the cat’) takes a singular verb (e.g. ‘sleeps’); and a plural noun (e.g. ‘the cats’) takes a plural ...
Verbs
... A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more auxiliary verbs (also called helping verbs). Auxiliary verbs help the main verb to express action or make a statement. ...
... A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more auxiliary verbs (also called helping verbs). Auxiliary verbs help the main verb to express action or make a statement. ...
writing placemat
... ahead on the street. 4) Adverb -ly word (emphasising action) Joyfully skipping up the street. 5) Connective or signpost (emphasising relationships) As he walked, he whistled. ...
... ahead on the street. 4) Adverb -ly word (emphasising action) Joyfully skipping up the street. 5) Connective or signpost (emphasising relationships) As he walked, he whistled. ...
The Transfer Phase In an English-Japanese
... Though transferring aspectual expressions seems to be performed without referring to individual lexical units, there are several cases where we have to refer to them. This occurs when the verbs in the two languages have slightly different "meaning". The English verb "to drown" can be roughly paraphr ...
... Though transferring aspectual expressions seems to be performed without referring to individual lexical units, there are several cases where we have to refer to them. This occurs when the verbs in the two languages have slightly different "meaning". The English verb "to drown" can be roughly paraphr ...
linking verbs - Renton School District
... 6) EXAMPLES OF SENSORY LINKING VERBS (Note: Sensory verbs are used as linking verbs only when there is no action involved in the sentence.): SC ...
... 6) EXAMPLES OF SENSORY LINKING VERBS (Note: Sensory verbs are used as linking verbs only when there is no action involved in the sentence.): SC ...
Types of noun - Maiden Erlegh School
... Gives information about a verb, adjective or another adverb. clearly, soon, hopefully, there, really ...
... Gives information about a verb, adjective or another adverb. clearly, soon, hopefully, there, really ...
Grammar Cards - Word types(1) DOCX File
... Gives information about a verb, adjective or another adverb. clearly, soon, hopefully, there, really ...
... Gives information about a verb, adjective or another adverb. clearly, soon, hopefully, there, really ...
Lexical semantics

Lexical semantics (also known as lexicosemantics), is a subfield of linguistic semantics. The units of analysis in lexical semantics are lexical units which include not only words but also sub-words or sub-units such as affixes and even compound words and phrases. Lexical units make up the catalogue of words in a language, the lexicon. Lexical semantics looks at how the meaning of the lexical units correlates with the structure of the language or syntax. This is referred to as syntax-semantic interface.The study of lexical semantics looks at: the classification and decomposition of lexical items the differences and similarities in lexical semantic structure cross-linguistically the relationship of lexical meaning to sentence meaning and syntax.Lexical units, also referred to as syntactic atoms, can stand alone such as in the case of root words or parts of compound words or they necessarily attach to other units such as prefixes and suffixes do. The former are called free morphemes and the latter bound morphemes. They fall into a narrow range of meanings (semantic fields) and can combine with each other to generate new meanings.