Key Words, Chapter 13

Question 1

Connotation

Answer 1

the meaning added to the lexical meaning or denotation by the context

Question 2

Denotation

Answer 2

the “dictionary” definition of a word apart from a particular context

Question 3

Diachronic

Answer 3

the study of language “over time”

Question 4

Etymology

Answer 4

the root (i.e. original) meaning of a word

Question 5

Illegitimate totality transfer

Answer 5

the improper assumption that a word in a given context means everything the word can mean in a variety of different contexts

Question 6

Lexis or lexical meaning

Answer 6

a word’s meaning as listed in a dictionary

Question 7

linguistics

Answer 7

the study of the nature of language

Question 8

Parallelomania

Answer 8

the adducing of parallels of questionable value

Question 9

Reference

Answer 9

the linguistic procedure by which a word points to an extra-textual object

Question 10

Referent

Answer 10

the object to which a word points

Question 11

Semantic anachronism

Answer 11

the imposition of the later meaning of a word onto earlier uses

Question 12

Semantic field

Answer 12

a group of words that are related in meaning

Question 13

Semantic field study

Answer 13

the study of the meaning of a word and related words

Question 14

Semantic obsolescence

Answer 14

rendering a word with a meaning it once possessed but that has since fallen into disuse

Question 15

Semantic range

Answer 15

the variety of meanings of which a word is capable in different contexts

Question 16

Semantics

Answer 16

the science of determining meaning

Question 17

Sense

Answer 17

the meaning of a word in context including the word’s connotation

Question 18

Synchronic

Answer 18

the study of language “together with” (i.e. at the same) time