简答题______ is the semantic process in which the meaning of a word moves gradually away from its first sense by successive shifts until, in many cases, there is not a sign of connection between the sense that is finally developed and that which the term had at the beginning. A. Derivation B. Radiation C. Inflection D. Concatenation简答题The antonyms "big" and "small" are ______. A. contradictory terms B. contrary terms C. relative terms D. connected terms简答题The sense relation between the two words tulip and flower is ( ) . A、hyponymy B、synonymy C、polysemy D、antonymy简答题( ) is a semantic process in which the primary meaning stands at the center and the secondary meanings proceed out of it in every direction like rayes. A、Radiation B、Concatenation C、Derivation D、Inflection简答题From the ( ) point of view, polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth and development of the semantic structure of one and same word. A、linguistic B、diachronic C、synchronic D、traditional简答题One important criterion to differentiate homonyms from polysemants is to see their ______. A. spelling B. pronunciation C. etymology D. usage简答题______ refer to one of two or more words in the English language which have the same or very nearly the same essential meaning. A. Polysemants B. Synonyms C. Antonyms D. Hyponyms简答题Polysemy is a common feature peculiar to ( ). A、English only B、Chinese only C、all natural languages D、some natural languages简答题( ) are words identical only in spelling but different in sound and meaning, e.g. bow/bau/; bow/beu/. A、Homophones B、Homographs C、Perfect homonyms D、Antonyms简答题The antonyms male and female are ______. A. contradictory terms B. contrary terms C. relative terms D. connected terms