The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of meaning is called semasiology. Meaning is a realization of a notion or a motion....................definite language system.

The semantic realization of an English word is therefore very specific. ...................................... by the widespread occurrence of homonymy both among root morphemes and affixes.

Unlike roots, affixes are always bound forms................................... It will be remembered, is not confined to their respective position, suffixes being «fixed after» and prefixes «fixed before» the stem. It also concerns their function and meaning.

until now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem.

The definition of the meaning is especially difficult .................................. the process by which language and human consciousness serve to reflect the reality and adapt it to human needs.

The modern approach to ................ the assumption that the inner form of the word presents a structure which is called the semantic structure of the word.

we need a cut-and-dried decision by the end of the week.

we've asked the neighbors to keep an eye on the house for us while we are away.