This paper discusses the differences of synonyms in English language,in terms of stylistic level,emotional coloring,the degree of emphasis,denotation & connotation,dialects,etc.

This paper explains and compares 4 synonyms used in a piece of ancient essay, and indicates the uses of the synonyms plays an important role in the description of the characters nature.

This paper mainly introduces how to distinguish synonyms in terms of meaning,semantic prosody,style and the teaching application.

While the richness of English synonyms makes the expression more precise and subtle, it poses a lot of difficulties to English learners as well.

A comparison between LOCNESS and two sub-corpora St5 and St6 of CLEC with regard to the use of two synonyms common and ordinary finds that the learners corpora exhibit a large number of misusages.

Overseas students taking Chinese as a foreign language make different kinds of mistakes and the causes include the following: besides cultural factors,there are few good textbooks illustrating synonym discrimination,and some TCFL teachers do not give a clear explanation on synonym discrimination.

A Study on the Features of the Semantic Prosodies of CONSEQUENCE Near-synonyms Used by Chinese EFL Learners;

This study aims to distiguish three near-synonymous verbs of hanging in Mandarin,namely xuan , gua ,and diao .

From the perspective of being identical or similar in meaning, there are three theories about synonyms: the mixing theory ,the near-synonym theory and the differentiation theory .

Analysis of near synonyms in English abstracts of agricultural papers;

In relation to the compilation of a dictionary of near synonym or homoinym for teacing Chinese as a second language,a discussion is devoted to such details as the scope of word listed,principle of explanation,choice of model sentence,explanatory language and method of discrimination.