Productive vocabulary is those words that one is not only able to ______ but also to ______ in speech and writing.
Denotative meaning of a word or a lexical item refers to those words that we use to _______ things as regards real objects. this is usually the _______ meaning of a word and may seem relatively easy to _____.
_______ refer to items that mean the same, or nearly the same.
Which of the following is NOT true about the meaning of words?
A. There may not always be equivalent concepts from one language to another.
B. In Chinese there is no distinction made between the names used to describe one's brother's children and of one's sister's.
C. "Dog" has a connotative meaning often related to friendship and loyalty.
D. In different cultures the same word may have different connotative meanings.