Ebook: The English Word. The Chapter about Synonyms

I. V. Arnold. Synonyms // I. V. Arnold. The English Word. Лексикология современного английского языка: Учебник для институтов и факультетов иностранных языков. М.: «Высшая школа», 1986. – С. 194-200.
Taking up similarity of meaning and contrasts of phonetic shape, we observe that every language has in its vocabulary a variety of words, kindred in meaning but distinct in morphemic composition, phonemic shape and usage, ensuring the expression of most delicate shades of thought, feeling and imagination. The more developed the language, the richer the diversity and therefore the greater the possibilities of lexical choice enhancing the effectiveness and precision of speech.
- the definition of synonyms.
- the corresponding series of synonymous verbs and verbal set expressions.
- the synonymic dominant and a generic termorahyperonym.
- the difference in the meaning of synonyms.
- stylistic opposition of synonyms.
- synonymic pairs.
- examples from English literature.
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