II. Complete the following statements or passages with proper expressions according to the text (每小题1分,共8分)
1. The definition of a word comprises the following points: _____; ______; _____; ________.
2. There is no _____ relationship between the sound which stands for a thing or an idea and the actual thing and idea itself.
3. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on ______. The most productive are _____, ______ and _______.
4. Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding ______ or ______ to stems. According to the positions which affixes occupy in words, affixation falls into two subclasses: ______ and _____.
5. When a word is first coined, it is always ______. But in the course of development, the same symbol must be used to express more meanings, the result is _____.
6. The problem of interrelation of the various meanings of the same word can be dealt with from two different angles: ________ and _______.
7. The development of word - meaning from monosemy to polysemy follows two courses, traditionally known as ______ and ________.
8. Perfect homonyms are words identical both in _____ and ________, but different in _______.
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