Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: ________, semantic change and borrowing.

Analyze the three causes of meaning change within the scope of the linguistic factors, based on the given words below.

(1)gold, bulb;

(2)deer, beast, animals;

(3)fortuitous, fruition.

Analyze the following dialogue and comment on the rhetoric use of homonym in italicized font.

—“You’re not eating your fish,” a waitress said to a customer. “Anything wrong with it?

—“Long time no sea.” the customer replied.

How do you account for the context function as indication of referents?

What are the semantic features of compounds? Give an example to illustrate your point.

Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understanding of the characteristics of antonyms. State your reason with one example.Contrary terms are non-gradable and allow intermediate members in between.

idiom

elevation

As far as growth of present-day English vocabulary is concerned, what are the three main sources of new words?

homonym

connotation