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Semaseology is a subbranch of lexicology dealing with the meaning of a word. There are 2 main approaches considering the meaning:
1) Referential approach considers inter-relation between the meaning of a word and three main aspects of a word. Meaning isn’t equal to any of the elements of Basic Triangle because they are individual for every person, while meaning is fixed in the dictionaries and belongs to the language system. This approach considers semantic meaning of a word.
2) Functional approach considers grammatical meaning of a word and its function in a particular phrase or sentence (subject, predicate, object, attribute, adverbial modify). Distribution is an ability of words to be connected with other words in order to fulfill particular function.
Semantic structure of a word consists of the main meaning and the secondary meaning (key – m.m.: something that locks and unlocks the door, s.m.: answer for a test).
18. Semantic change. Types of semantic change
