Wordsworth N Coleridge
Synonymy in English
Learning objectives: after you have studied the material you should be able to:
1. Define the notion of "synonymy", give the definition of the term "synonyms" by Russian and foreign linguists.
2. Speak on the criteria of synonymy, the sources of synonymy and the main synonymic patterns.
3. Give the classification of synonyms (ideographic, stylistic, absolute).
4. Analyze the entry (article) from a dictionary of synonyms.
Literature to be studied:
• "English Word" by Arnold p. 177-197.
• "A course in Modern English Lexicology" by Ginsburg.
• "English Lexicology" by Antrushina.
• "Practical Lexicology" by Kasheeva pp.70-73, ex. 1, 2; pp.76-77.
• "English Synonyms" by Potapova LA.
• "Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms". Springfield. Mass. USA. 1942.
• Потапова И.А. Краткий словарь синонимов английского языка. Пособие для учителя. Л, 1957.
A characteristic feature of a vocabulary of any language is the existence of synonyms, which is closely connected with the problem of meaning of the word. The most complicated problem is the definition of the term "synonyms". There are a great many definitions of the term, but there is no universally accepted one. Traditionally the synonyms are defined as words different in sound-form, but identical or similar in meaning. But this definition has been severely criticized on many points. The problem of synonymy is treated differently by Russian and foreign scientists. Among numerous definitions of the term in our linguistics the most comprehensive and full one is suggested by I.V. Arnold: "Synonyms - are two or more words of the same meaning, belonging to the same part of speech, possessing one or more identical meaning, interchangeable at least in some contexts without any considerable alteration in denotational[1] meaning, but differing in morphemic composition, phonemic shape[2], shades of meaning, connotation, affective value, style, emotional coloring and valence[3] peculiar to
Learning objectives: after you have studied the material you should be able to:
1. Define the notion of "synonymy", give the definition of the term "synonyms" by Russian and foreign linguists.
2. Speak on the criteria of synonymy, the sources of synonymy and the main synonymic patterns.
3. Give the classification of synonyms (ideographic, stylistic, absolute).
4. Analyze the entry (article) from a dictionary of synonyms.
Literature to be studied:
• "English Word" by Arnold p. 177-197.
• "A course in Modern English Lexicology" by Ginsburg.
• "English Lexicology" by Antrushina.
• "Practical Lexicology" by Kasheeva pp.70-73, ex. 1, 2; pp.76-77.
• "English Synonyms" by Potapova LA.
• "Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms". Springfield. Mass. USA. 1942.
• Потапова И.А. Краткий словарь синонимов английского языка. Пособие для учителя. Л, 1957.
A characteristic feature of a vocabulary of any language is the existence of synonyms, which is closely connected with the problem of meaning of the word. The most complicated problem is the definition of the term "synonyms". There are a great many definitions of the term, but there is no universally accepted one. Traditionally the synonyms are defined as words different in sound-form, but identical or similar in meaning. But this definition has been severely criticized on many points. The problem of synonymy is treated differently by Russian and foreign scientists. Among numerous definitions of the term in our linguistics the most comprehensive and full one is suggested by I.V. Arnold: "Synonyms - are two or more words of the same meaning, belonging to the same part of speech, possessing one or more identical meaning, interchangeable at least in some contexts without any considerable alteration in denotational[1] meaning, but differing in morphemic composition, phonemic shape[2], shades of meaning, connotation, affective value, style, emotional coloring and valence[3] peculiar to