There is an ambiguity in the sentence “ He is a hard businessman ” due to ______.

In grammatical context, the meaning of a word may be influenced by the ______in which it occurs.

The word “minister” originally meant “a servant”, but now has changed to“a head of a ministry ”. This process of meaning change is called ______ .

Which of the following is NOT one of the extra-linguistic factors that cause changes in meaning?

______ of meaning is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaning has now become generalized.

“ Apple, pear, peach, orange, lemon, etc. ” make up the ______ of “ fruit ”.

The differences between synonyms exist in the following areas EXCEPT ______.

Words that are identical only in spelling but different in sound and meaning are called ______.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

When a reader comes across the word “ home” in his reading, the word may remind him of his “ family, friends, warmth, safety, etc. ” In this sense, the word “ home” conveys ______.