Synonyms Antonyms

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Synonym

Has developed as a term from a coinage of two Greek morphemes:

Synonym Has developed as a term from a coinage of two Greek
syn (συν) – plus and onoma (όνομα) – name
Means a word of similar or identical meaning to one or more words in the same language.
All languages contain synonyms but in English they exist in superabundance.

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Synonymy

Is the coincidence in the essential meanings of identical linguistic elements;
However,

Synonymy Is the coincidence in the essential meanings of identical linguistic elements;
words with identical semantic elements preserve their differences in connotations and stylistic characteristics (to be described below).

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Synonyms: the Problem of Definition

In traditional linguistics synonyms are defined on the

Synonyms: the Problem of Definition In traditional linguistics synonyms are defined on
basis of the notional criterion.
According to it synonyms are words of the same category of parts of speech conveying the same notion, but differing either in shades of meaning or in stylistic characteristics (V.V. Vinogradov).

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Synonyms: the Problem of Definition

The definition of synonyms based on the semantic

Synonyms: the Problem of Definition The definition of synonyms based on the
criterion runs as follows:
Lexical synonyms are different words of the same part of speech which have some common denotational component(s) in their semantic structure, but differ either in some other denotational component(s) or in some connotational component(s) and thus usually have different lexical collocability (E.B. Cherkasskaya).

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Synonyms: the Problem of Definition

In modern research on synonyms the criterion of

Synonyms: the Problem of Definition In modern research on synonyms the criterion
interchangeability is also applied.
According to it, synonyms are defined as words which are interchangeable at least in some contexts without any considerable alteration in the denotational meaning.
The application of this criterion is however limited.

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Synonyms: the Problem of Definition (summing up)

Synonyms can therefore be defined in

Synonyms: the Problem of Definition (summing up) Synonyms can therefore be defined
terms of linguistics as two or more words of the same language,
belonging to the same part of speech and possessing one or more identical or nearly identical denotational meanings,
interchangeable, at least, in some contexts,
differing in morphemic composition, phonemic shape, connotations, affective value, style, valence and idiomatic use.

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Hope / expectation / anticipation
Denotational meaning (common): having something in mind which

Hope / expectation / anticipation Denotational meaning (common): having something in mind
is likely to happen.
Evaluative connotation: expectation may be either of good or of evil, anticipation, as a rule, is a pleasurable expectation of something good, hope is not only a belief but a desire that some event would happen.
Stylistic difference: the Romance words anticipation and expectation are formal literary words used only by educated speakers, whereas the native monosyllabic hope is stylistically neutral.
Idiomatic usage: only hope is possible in such set expressions as: to hope against hope, to lose hope, to pin one’s hopes on smth, etc. Thus, neither expectation nor anticipation could be substituted into the following quotation from T. S. Eliot: You do not know what hope is until you have lost it.

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How do Synonyms Appear in the Language?

Due to extensive borrowings from other

How do Synonyms Appear in the Language? Due to extensive borrowings from
languages: city /French/ - town /native/; chair /French/ - stool /native/, etc.
Due to abbreviation (in most cases the abbreviated form belongs to the colloquial style, and the full form to the neutral style): examination – exam, laboratory – lab, etc.
Due to the appearance of euphemisms (words used to substitute in speech some unpleasant or offensive words): «the late» instead of «the dead», «to perspire» instead of «to sweat», etc.

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How do Synonyms Appear in the Language?

Due to the coexistence and co-usage

How do Synonyms Appear in the Language? Due to the coexistence and
of words belonging to different dialects and language varieties:
Boat (English) – coracle (Welsh)
Girl (English) – colleen (Irish)
Lift (BrEng) – elevator (AmEng)
Autumn (BrEng) – fall (AmEng), etc.

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How do Synonyms Appear in the Language?

Due to the formation of phrasal

How do Synonyms Appear in the Language? Due to the formation of
verbs, e.g. «to give up» - «to abandon», «to cut down» - «to diminish».
There are phraseological synonyms which are expressed by phrases similar semantically but different from the point of their pragmatics:
We say «to be late (for a lecture)» but «to miss (the train)».

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Groups of Synonyms

Synonyms enter groups, which are referred to as synonymic sets.

Groups of Synonyms Synonyms enter groups, which are referred to as synonymic

Each synonymic set has a word which expresses the most general idea and holds a commanding position over other words, it is called the synonymic dominant:
See, view, behold, perceive, etc.
Main, chief, crucial, critical, essential, etc.

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Functions of Synonyms

Synonyms have three main functions in speech:
the function of

Functions of Synonyms Synonyms have three main functions in speech: the function
substitution;
the function of precision of meaning;
the expressive or stylistic function.

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Classification of Synonyms

Absolute
Ideographic
Stylistic

Classification of Synonyms Absolute Ideographic Stylistic

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Absolute Synonyms

Words totally identical in their inner aspect (the denotational meaning, connotations,

Absolute Synonyms Words totally identical in their inner aspect (the denotational meaning,
emotive and stylistic charge);
They can replace each other in any given context without the slightest alteration in the denotational or emotional meaning and connotations;
They are a rare occasion and are found mostly in terminology or among special words: noun and substantive, functional affix, flection and inflection).

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Ideographic Synonyms

Words bearing the same idea but not being identical in their

Ideographic Synonyms Words bearing the same idea but not being identical in
referential content:
to ascent – to mount – to climb
to happen – to occur – to befall – to chance
look – appearance – complexion – countenance, etc.

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Stylistic Synonyms

are distinguished stylistically, i.e. in all kinds of emotional, expressive and

Stylistic Synonyms are distinguished stylistically, i.e. in all kinds of emotional, expressive
evaluative overtones without explicitly displaying semantic difference:
child (neutral) – infant (elevated) – kid (colloquial)
die (neutral) – pass away (elevated) – kick the bucket (colloquial)

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Other Types of Synonyms

Contextual Synonyms
Context can emphasize certain semantic traits &

Other Types of Synonyms Contextual Synonyms Context can emphasize certain semantic traits
suppress other semantic traits of words; thus words with different meaning can become synonyms in a certain context: tasteless – dull, active – curious, curious – responsive, etc.
Referential Synonyms
a vague term, which concerns co-referential expressions, when one denotatum can be defined differently from different points of view and in different aspects: e.g. names Walter Scott and the author of 'Ivanhoe' are co-referential because they refer to one and the same denotatum – Sir Walter Scott;

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Synonymic condensation
Is typical of the English language and refers to situations when

Synonymic condensation Is typical of the English language and refers to situations
writers or speakers bring together several words with one & the same meaning to add more conviction or to make the description more vivid:
Safe & sound
Lord & master
First & foremost
Safe & secure
Stress & strain
By force & violence 
It is deeply rooted in the history of English language since it was customary to use French borrowings together with their native synonyms, especially those which are characterized by alliteration and rhymes.

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Antonyms

Words of the same part of speech which are opposite in meaning.

Antonyms Words of the same part of speech which are opposite in

Not every word of a language may have an antonym though practically every word may have a synonym.
As is with synonyms, different lexical-semantic variants of a word have different antonyms:
Light – dark, light – heavy;
Bright – dim, bright – unintelligent, etc.

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Antonyms: to the Problem of Definition

Antonyms may be defined as two or

Antonyms: to the Problem of Definition Antonyms may be defined as two
more words of the same part of speech which have some common denotational components in their semantic structure, but express some contrary or contradictory (contrasting) notions;
They are characterized by different types of semantic contrast of the denotational meaning and interchangeability at least in some contexts.

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Types of Antonyms

According to the relationship between the notions expressed antonyms are

Types of Antonyms According to the relationship between the notions expressed antonyms
divided into
contradictories (intelligent – stupid, peaceful – stormy, etc.) and
contraries (up – down, give – take, etc.).
According to their morphological structure antonyms may be subdivided into
root antonyms (intelligent - stupid) and
derivational antonyms (intelligent - unintelligent).
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