Meaning and Polysemy

§ 26. Semantic Structure of Polysemantic Words.............................................. 33

§ 27. Diachronic Approach................................................................................ 34

§ 28. Synchronic Approach............................................................................... 35

§ 29. Historical Changeability of Semantic Structure......................................... 36

§ 30. Polysemy and Arbitrariness of Semantic Structure.......................................... 37

§ 31. Summary and Conclusions.............................................................................. 38

Polysemy and Homonymy

§ 32. Homonymy of Words and Homonymy of Word-Forms................................. 39

§ 33. Classification of Homonyms.................................................................... 40

§ 34. Some Peculiarities of Lexico-Grammatical Homonymy............................ 41

§ 35. Graphic and Sound-Form of Homonyms ................................................ 42

§ 36. Sources of Homonymy............................................................................. 42

§ 37. Polysemy and Homonymy: Etymological and Semantic Criteria 43

§ 38. Formal Criteria: Distribution and Spelling................................................ 44

§ 39. Summary and Conclusions.............................................................................. 45

Word-Meaning in Syntagmatics and Paradigmatics

§ 40. Polysemy and Context..................................................................................... 47

§ 41. Lexical Context....................................................................... -................ 48

§ 42. Grammatical Context................................................................................. 49

§ 43. Extra-Linguistic Context (Context of Situation)........................................ 50

§ 44. Common Contextual Associations. Thematic Groups..................................... 50

Meaning Relations in Paradigmatics and Semantic Classification of Words

§ 45. Conceptual (or Semantic) Fields............................................................... 51

§ 46. Hyponymic (Hierarchical) Structures and Lexico-semantic Groups 53

§ 47. Semantic Equivalence and Synonymy ...................................................... 55

§ 48. Criteria of Synonymity.............................................................................. 57

§ 49. Patterns of Synonymic Sets in Modern English.............................................. 58

§ 50. Semantic Contrasts and Antonymy .......................................................... 59

§ 51. Semantic Similarity of Morphemes and Word-Families.................................. 61

§ 52. Summary and Conclusions ............................................................................. 62

III. WORD-GROUPS AND PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS