Theme №2 Semasiology and Phraseology Semasiology. Types of word meaning. Change of meaning. Polysemy

Theme №2 Semasiology and Phraseology
3. Semasiology. Types of word meaning. Change of meaning. Polysemy.
1. Semasiology as the branch of linguistics. Referential and functional approaches to meaning.
2. Types of word meaning: lexical, grammatical meanings. Denotational and connotational components of lexical meaning. Implicational meaning.
3. Polysemy. The semantic structure of a polysemantic word.
4. Causes of development of new meanings.
5. Change of meaning.
5.1. Broadening (or Generalisation) of Meaning. Narrowing (or Specialisation) of Meaning.
5.2. Elevation and degradation of meaning of a word.
5.3. Transference Based on Resemblance (Similarity). Metaphor.
5.4. Transference Based on Contiguity. Metonymy.


Recommended Literature
1. Rayevska N.M. English Lexicology. − K„ 1979, − P. 116-119, 127-175.
2. Ginzburg and others. A Course in Modern English Lexicology, − M., 1979. − P. 13-38.
3. Arnold I.V. The English Word. − M., 1973. − P. 112-133.
4. Arnold I.V. The English Word. − M. 1986. − P. 37-76.
5. Nikolenko A.G. English Lexicology – Theory and Practice. – Вінниця, Нова книга, 2007. – 567с.
6. Харитоіічпк З.А. Лсксикология англииского язьїка. − Минск: в.ш., 1992 − С. 27-71.
7. Верба Л.Г. Порівняльна лексикологія англійської та української мов. − Вінниця: Нова Книга, 2003. − С. 67-87.


1. Semasiology as the branch of linguistics.
Referential and functional approaches to meaning.
Semasiology is the branch of linguistics concerned with the meaning of words and word equivalents. The name comes from the Greek sēmasiā − signification (from sēma − sign sēmantikos − significant and logos − learning). The main objects of semasiological study are as follows: types of lexical meaning, polysemy and semantic structure of words, semantic development of words, the main tendencies of the change of word-meanings, semantic grouping in the vocabulary system, i.e. synonyms, antonyms, semantic fields, thematic groups, etc.