Lesson 1 vocab

Question 1

archaic

Answer 1

old; ancient
No longer used or applicable

Question 2

Argot

Answer 2

Special language of a group
A slang for a group

Question 3

Connotations

Answer 3

indirect meaning of the word
“she’s feeling blue today”

Question 4

denotation

Answer 4

direct meaning of word
opposite from connotations

Question 5

idiom

Answer 5

nonliteral expression

Question 6

Jargon

Answer 6

specialized vocab of a profession
basically a language, or words that others can’t understand unless they’re part of the profession.

Question 7

pidgin

Answer 7

A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages

Question 8

semantics

Answer 8

The study of meaning and word interpretation
Interpreting a sentence to understand meaning

Question 9

standard

Answer 9

Conforming to the established language used by educated speakers

Question 10

Vernacular

Answer 10

The native language or dialect of a country, place, or group.
everyday language rather than literature language.