Teaching Methods of Figurative Meanings of Words and Their Types

Abstract

Semantic analysis reveals the internal structure of linguistic units, that is, it helps to understand the logical relationships within the lexical system by identifying semantic relations between words (such as synonymy, antonymy, and homonymy), meaning shifts (metaphor and metonymy), narrowing or broadening of meaning, semantic fields, and paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations. Accordingly, this article proposes effective and engaging methods for teaching figurative meanings of words.