In this way, one can respond to one sense of the lexical item and at the same time respond to the other sense of it. For example, in church service, there are two synonymous expressions 'The Comforter' and 'The Holy Ghost'. These two expressions refer to the Third Person in Trinity. They are religious words, but they can be used in non-religious texts too. In non-religious texts, 'The Comforter' looks warm and good, while 'The Ghost' sounds scary. The dominant meaning of the word 'Ghost' is scary and dreadful. This dominant meaning excludes the nice meaning. The other meaning of 'Ghost' is called reflective
In this way, one can respond to one sense of the lexical item and at the same time respond to the other sense of it. For example, in church service, there are two synonymous expressions 'The Comforter' and 'The Holy Ghost'. These two expressions refer to the Third Person in Trinity. They are religious words, but they can be used in non-religious texts too. In non-religious texts, 'The Comforter' looks warm and good, while 'The Ghost' sounds scary. The dominant meaning of the word 'Ghost' is scary and dreadful. This dominant meaning excludes the nice meaning. The other meaning of 'Ghost' is called reflective