The meanings of a word form. a network in which each meaning enjoys the same status.（)

The meanings communicated through language are or two types: conventional meanings and

（）are new words or new meanings for established words.

Field theory suggests that lexical meanings are not exclusive and mutually independen

It usually takes into account the meanings and functions sentences have in the overalIt usually takes into account the meanings and functions sentences have in the overall system of the language.（）

Fill in the blanks with suitable words according to the meanings in the brackets.1. His fa

We shall have an opportunity to exchange（）tomorrow.

Relations between meanings of words can be synonymy, antonymy or hyponymy.（)

Idioms are phrases and short sentences the meanings of which are not easy to infer fro

Match the words on the left with their meanings on the right. 1. （）

Endocentric compounding means the meaning of the compound cannot be inferred from the