SYNONYMYпЃЅ The definition of synonymy as a relationship betweenthe senses of words пѓЁ requires a clear separation ofall the (closely related/different) senses of a wordпЃЅ The sense of a word does not depend entirely onits part of speechпЃЅ deep & profound пѓЁ (adjective & adjective)пЃЅ sleeping & asleep пѓЁ (verb & adjective)пЃЅ Grammar and meaning are separate though closelyrelated aspects of language.7 word-forms)пЃЅ Each distinct sense of a word is a predicatehide1 пѓЁ intransitive verb пѓЁ LetвЂ™s hide from Mummyhide2 пѓЁ transitive verb пѓЁ Hide your sweeties under thepillowhide3 пѓЁ noun пѓЁ We watched the birds from a hideпѓЁThese senses are related in meaninghide 4 пѓЁ noun пѓЁ The hide of an ox weighs 200 lbsпѓЁunrelatedпѓЁBecause of the ambiguity of most words, questionsabout synonymy are formulated in terms of sentences.пЃЅ The thief tried to hide the evidence пѓЁ the predicate hide2пѓЁ a synonym of conceal6107 пЃЅ Synonymy is a relation between predicates, and notbetween words (i.e. Synonymy & SenseпЃЅ interdependent пѓЁ one canвЂ™t understand one withoutunderstanding the otherпЃЅ best communicated by a range of examplesпЃЅ When dealing with sense relations,пѓЁ stick to clear casesпѓЁ abstract away from any stylistic, social, or dialectalassociations the word may haveпѓЁ concentrate on what has been called the cognitiveor conceptual meaning of a wordExample 106 1065 stubborn and obstinate are synonyms (in mostdialects of English)пЃЅ Examples of perfect synonymy are hard to find.Why?пѓЁ there is little point in a dialect having two predicateswith exactly the same sense.1054 SYNONYMY* Synonymy is the similarity of meaning пѓЁ vaguedefinitionпЃЅ Synonymy is the relationship between two predicatesthat have the same sense.пѓЁrequires identity of sense пѓЁ strict definition пѓЁ very fewexamplese.g. Sense RelationsпЃЅ The sense of an expression : is the whole set ofsense relations it contracts with other expressions inthe language2SenseRelationsindividualpredicateswholesentencesДЈSense Relations(Sameness ofMeaning)Individualpredicates(Synonymy)Whole sentences(Paraphrase) UNIT 10 SENSE RELATIONS (1)IDENTITY & SIMILARITY OF SENSE1

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