______ motivation explains the connection between the literal s

______ motivation explains the connection between the literal sense and figurative sense of the word.( )
A、Morphological
B、Onomatopoeic
C、Semantic
D、Etymological
【正确答案】:C
【题目解析】:本题考查第五章语态理据semantic motivation的概念。语态理据是解释单词字面意和比喻意之间的联系。因此选择C,考生需掌握对拟声理据、形态理据、语态理据和词源理据的概念理解和辨析。