1、1To begin with, lets look at the following sentences:1.(p.76)2.He is the best linguist in the world - every pound.3.Tom is a pig.4.He chucked a stone at the cops, and then did a bunk with the loot.5.那小孩急腾腾地阿呜了两口饭，便到隔壁跟阿毛玩过家家去了。6.Jane is an angel of a girl.7.His son is somewhat out of his senses.8.Th
2、e prize was given to John.(dynamic meaning of words = special use of words)While dealing with mobility of word meaning, Leechs seven types of meaning are the best hints.conceptual meaningconnotative meaning2stylistic meaning affective meaning reflected meaningcollocative meaning thematic meaning一 Th
3、e features of dynamic meaning1.I feel happy when I hear the news.2.She has a nice voice.3.He fetch water to water the flowers every morning.4.春风又绿江南岸。(Lets color the picture.)5.He is the head of the department.6.The odyssey of “Discovery” was beset with various problems.Features:1.the perspective of
4、 degree2.the perspective of signified object3.the perspective of syntactical function4.the perspective of the changed meaning 5.the perspective of polysemy3Other examples1.May I have a word with you?2.I have come to pick your brain.3.John lost his shirt when that business he had invented in failed.4.He has many mouths to feed in his family.5.There are fifty sails in the harbour.6.The talk about the raising taxes was a red flag to many people. ( part and whole)7.Tom is the best bench in the team. 二Conditions for meaning floating1. psychological factor2 context3. culture
