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20. Comment on the change of meaning of the words in bold. Distinguish between
the cases of elevation and degradation of meanings.
a) Soon he became a
villain who liked to steal and kill and above all cause chaos.
b) The boy’s
silly behavior is worse when he’s tired, so we try to make sure he gets
to bed early.
c)
Lord Byron’s notability rests not only on his writings but also on his life, which
featured
aristocratic excesses, huge debts,
numerous love affairs, and self-
imposed exile.
d) In terms how
Don Quixote views the world, he exemplifies everything a
stereotypical
knight should be.
e)
Duke of Kent managed to sneak a note to a daughter without the wife seeing.
21. Comment on the semantic development of the following words.
Knave, jeans, arrive, silly, pen, marshal, deer, meat, bird, pipe, style, lady, school, fowl,
camp, starve, season, house, person, bedlam, sad, fellow, queen, hero,
ministry,
chivalry, room, ready, teach, husband.
Systematic character of the vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms, homonyms.
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