VI. The connotation of manner can be singled out in some groups of verbal synonyms. The verbs to stroll – to stride – to trot – to swagger – to stagger – to stumble all denote different ways and types of walking.
VII. The above mentioned verbs to peep and to peer are differentiated by connotations of duration and manner. But there is some other peculiarity in their semantic structures.
One peeps at smb./smth. through a hole, an opening, a newspaper, a curtain, etc. It seems as if “the set of scenery” is actually built within the word’s meaning and is reflected in the word’s semantic structure. We shall call this the connotation of attendant circumstances.
One peers at smb./smth. in darkness, through the fog, from a great distance. So, in the semantic structure of to peer are encoded circumstances preventing one from seeing clearly.
VIII. The synonyms pretty, handsome, beautiful have been mentioned as the ones which are more or less interchangeable. Yet, each of them describes a special type of human beauty: beautiful is mostly associated with classical features and a perfect figure, handsome with a tall stature and fine proportions, pretty with small delicate features and a fresh complexion. This connotation may be defined as the connotation of attendant features.
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