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At phonological level
paradigmatic (vertical) axis
/b
t/
syntagmatic axis
At lexical level
paradigmatic (vertical) axis
red
door
green
door
blonde*
door
at syntactical level
paradigmatic (vertical) axis
The cat
sat
on the mat
The dog
sat
him*
The cat
meow
The dog
At syntactical level
paradigmatic (vertical) axis
He
Another explanation....
...
All these terms form a semantic field since they are paradigmatically
related to each other:
Thus, there are two major criteria for a set of words to form a semantic
field:
pension, etc.
However.....
But in reality you cannot say She went on Monday for a fact
that she went on Sunday
Blond hair but not blond door (although the color of the door
is like that of the hair)
4. noun + verb
The lion started to roar when it heard the
dog barking.
Snow was falling as our plane took off.
The bomb went off when he started the
car engine.
5. verb + noun
The prisoner was hanged for committing
murder.
I always try to do my homework in the
morning, after making my bed.
He has been asked to give a presentation
about his work.
(source: www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/collacationsamples.htm
Idioms
Idioms (continued)
slang terms
Examples
Up the creek without a paddle
On top of the world
Fingers crossed
Shake a leg or Break a leg
Put a lid on it
Its raining cats and dogs
Phrasal verbs
Group assignment-4
1.
2.
references
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/paradigmatic_and_sy
ntagmatic.aspx
http://www2.winchester.ac.uk/edstudies/courses/level%
20one%20sem%20one/sssynpar.htm
http://www.slideshare.net/hoshangfarooq/paradigmaticvs-syntagmatic-relations-2
Espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:205374/chaper 1_6pdf.
The study of collocations