1-variant 1The subject matters of Lexicology

4.Translate the following synonyms.

Большой- big, large. Крупный- big ,major, large

Огромный -huge, enormous, great. Громадный -huge vast enormous

Непомерный- extravagant unmeasured Необьятный- wide

Великий- great, grand. Грандиозный- grandiose , grand

Колоссальный ‐ collosal, monumental Гигантский- gigantic , huge

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1....Metonymy. Metonymy  is  a  shift  of  meaning  or  a  change  caused  by  a  close,  stable, constant connection between two or more objects. Metonomy should not be mixed up with a metaphor. In metonymy a part is used instead of the whole but metaphor is based on the likeness. Ex. She has a fox on (metonomy). It means she wears fur- coat made out of the fur of a fox. “Black shirt” was given for fascists in Italy because the fascists wore black shirts,  “red-coat” means British soldiers because they wore red uniforms. The kittle is boiling(water is boiling). Sometimes names of human organs may be used metonymically.Ex. Will you lend me your ear? (listen to me). He has a good hand. (He has a good handwriting.)The name of a person can be used to denote a thing connected with that person. Ex. Do you know Byron? We mean his poems not himself. Ex. I like Pushkin means I like his works. Geographical names are also used metonymically. Ex.  boston-a name of town- materials. Champaine – a province in France.