Language Methods Semantics. Flashcards
Define semantics.
Study of meaning within language. Concerned with what words actually refer to in the real world.
Define a semantic field.
A group of words that fulfil the same kind of role and function in speech and writing.
Define a collocate.
Words that typically appear together.
e.g.
‘cosmetic’ and ‘surgery’
What can collocates progress into?
Fixed expressions.
Define a fixed expression.
A well-used group of words that become accepted as one long structure.
Define a synonym.
A word that has equivalent meaning to another word.
Define a euphemism.
A more socially acceptable word or phrase.
Define a dysphemism.
Using a blunt or direct word instead of a more polite or indirect alternative, close to taboo.
Define an antonym.
Words that have opposite meanings.
Define a hyponym.
The way of viewing the relationship between more general and specific words.
Laptop is a hyponym of Computer.
Define a metaphor.
A structure that presents one thing in terms of another.
Define denotation.
The literal meaning of a word.
Define connotation.
The implied, deeper meaning we associate with a word.
The feelings ideas and cultural meanings which are associated with the word or object.
Define semiotics.
Semiotics is the study of signs, it is both a theory and analysis of signs and signifying practices.
Define a sign.
A successful, understandable form of communication.
