Types of lexical meaning

Practical implication on types of lexical meaning2.1.Primary and derivative types of lexical meaning

• Daddy LonglegsDaddy Longlegs is the epithet commonly used for Opiliones spiders. Oftentimes, epithets take a particular characteristic or description of a subject and use it to replace the subject’s actual name.2.Man’s best friend This phrase is immediately understood as meaning “dog.” Dogs have been such important and constant companions to human beings that they have earned the epithet “man’s best friend.”3.Ivan the TerribleIvan IV Vasilyevich earned his epithet for the fear he inspired in his subjects and enemies. In this example, the epithet takes the form of the byname “the Terrible.”

2.2 . Logical and emotive types of lexical meaning

• . Similes, also known as indirect comparisons, are similar in construction to metaphors, but they imply a different meaning. Like metaphors, two unrelated objects are being compared to each other. Unlike a metaphor, the comparison relies on the words “like” or “as.” Example of simile: This tree is like the god of the forest.OR: This tree acts as the god of the forest.2.Sight imagery: The tree spread its gigantic, sun-flecked shoulders.Sound imagery: The forest was hushed, resounding with echoes of the tree’s stoic silence.Touch imagery: The tree felt smooth as sandstone.Taste imagery: The tree’s leaves tasted bitter, like unroasted coffee beans.Smell imagery: As we approached the tree, the air around it smelled crisp and precise.

2.3. Nominal types of lexical meaning

Nominal groups can contain other parts of speech such as prepositions, articles, adjectives, and others.1.My brother taught me to finish reading tonight.2.Nice cup of tea served this morning.3.The only problem with a pencil, is that they do not stay sharp long enough.4.Our school building is made of bricks.5.Every night the sound of a barking dog disturb my sleep.6.Salad is for rabbits.7.We pay a nominal rent8.We go to the market to buy a fish.9.The small fee is charged for the work done10.There was a fee to join the club11.The charity pays a nominal fees to lease the house