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Chapter 6

Semantics: the Analysis of Meaning

6.1 The study of meaning
6.2 Reference and sense
　　6.2.1 Reference
　　6.2.2 Sense
6.3 Classification of lexical meanings
　　6.3.1 Referential meaning and associative meaning
　　6.3.2 Types of associative meaning
6.4 Lexical sense relations
　　6.4.1 Synonymy
　　6.4.2 Antonymy
　　6.4.3 Homonymy
　　6.4.4 Polysemy
　　6.4.5 Hyponymy
6.5. Describing lexical meaning: componential analysis
6.6 Words and concepts
　　6.6.1 Categorization
　　6.6.2 Prototypes
　　6.6.3 Hierarchies
6.7 Semantic relations of sentences
6.8 Metaphors
　　6.8.1 From rhetorical device to cognitive device
　　6.8.2 The components of metaphors
　　6.8.3 Features of metaphors