Презентация, доклад на тему Работа МАН The Usage of the Word Way in the Works of the American Authors.

Meaning of the Word «Way».
The Usage of the Word «Way» in the Works of the American Authors.
Idiomatic Expressions.
Conclusion.

fundamental units of the language. One word may carry a number of meanings, by association with certain context. Every word has two aspects the outer aspect (it`s sound form and the inner aspect (it`s meaning). One of the functions of words is to denote things, concepts and so on. We made our research concerning the word «way». We found this word in Etymology Dictionary in order to find the origin of this word.

space, freedom of movement also, figuratively «course of life» from Proto-Germanic wegaz (cognates: Old Saxon, Dutch weg, Gothic wigs «way»). While examining the meaning of the word we can`t but mention it`s phonetic effigy. So we made the phonetic analysis of the word «way». It is as this.
[w] – a bilabial, constrictive, fricative, medial’s.
[ei] – a closing diphthong with the i-glide.

Phonetic Analysis of the Word «Way»

word isn`t an exception. It is used as:
1) путь, дорога, маршрут.
2) направление.
3) расстояние.
4) метод, способ.
5) а) манера (поведения)
б) особенность, характерная черта.
6) привычка, обычай.
7) размах, масштабы деятельности.
8) отношение, аспект.
9) положение, состояние (дел), средство.
10) разг. район, местность, область, сфера занятий.
11) категория, род.
12) образ действий.
13) трасса, проход, направление, сторона, колея.

Lexical Meaning of the Word «Way»

American Authors

When examining this word in the works of the American authors I came across 40 examples of the usage of this word. I found the word «way» in the meaning of путь, дорога, маршрут in the following examples:
The only way to the river lies through the village. (p. 17 O. Henry-«Stories»)
I did not want it to be this way but this seems to be the way it is. (p. 85 Ernest Hemingway -«For whom the bell tolls»)

a short way from my work.
(p. 25 O. Henry-«Stories»)
Robert Jordan set the two packs down a little way apart. (p. 81 Ernest Hemingway -«For whom the bell tolls»)

My mother did have a way of removing her sworn enemies. (p. 7 O. Henry-«Stories»)
But if I live later, I will try to live in such a way, doing no harm to any one, that it will be forgiven. (p. 73 Ernest Hemingway -«For whom the bell tolls»)
Where there`s a will there`s way. (p. 222 O. Henry-«Stories»)

don`t like the way he speaks.
(p. 5 O. Henry-«Stories»)
Jim`s new girl-friend is not pretty; but she has a way with her which is most appealing. (p.103 O. Henry-«Stories»)
In the meaning of положение, состояние (дел), средство in the following examples:
We should find the way out of this situation. (p. 90 O. Henry-«Stories»)

with certain contexts. So in my research work we were of a lot of idiomatic expressions:
By the way – кстати.
By the way, have you seen my keys anywhere?
(p. 44 O. Henry-«Stories»)
Way out-выход.
Where is the way out? (p. 52 O. Henry-«Stories»)
This way –сюда.
This way, please! (p. 83 O. Henry-«Stories»)

(p. 69 O. Henry-«Stories»)
In the way –иначе.
Let me put in this way! (p. 78 O. Henry-«Stories»)
By the way –между прочим.
By the way I have already known about this. (p. 101 O. Henry-«Stories»)