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1
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What is lexis?

A

word choice

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What is an open word class?

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A word class that can be changed or added to

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What is a closed-word class?

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Word classes that are rarely changed or added to

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4
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What are semantics?

A

How words are categorized

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What is a synonym?

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Words that sound different but have same meanings

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What is an antonym?

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Words with opposing meanings

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What is a complementary antonym?

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Words that are exact opposites

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What is a gradable antonym?

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Opposing words that lie on a continuous spectrum
eg, my ‘short’ isn’t the same as yours

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What are collocations?

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Words that typically appear together

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10
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What are euphemisms?

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Socially accepted words or phrases to avoid saying something embarrassing

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What are dysphemisms?

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Harsher words used for humor
eg, he’s shitting through the eye of a needle

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What is a hyponym?

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The least specific, most general word
eg, food

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What is a hypernym?

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More specific term
eg, Granny Smith

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14
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What is a connotation?

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Associations made around a word

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15
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What is a denotation?

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A dictionary definition

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16
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What is cohesion?

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Words/phrases that stick texts together
(make texts flow)

17
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What is anaphoric referencing?

A

Referring back to a name
(name before)

18
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What is cataphoric referencing?

A

Referring forwards to a name
(name after)

19
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What is substitution?

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Replacing a word with another to avoid repetition

20
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What is an ellipsis?

A

Missing out words in a sentence
eg, where did you go on holiday?
-Portugal

21
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What is figurative language?
5 types

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Words used to describe something but it’s not literally true
Simile.
Metaphor.
Hyperbole.
Personification.
Onomatopoeia.

22
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What is a conceptual metaphor?

A

A metaphor that describes something as something else ON A CONCEPT
eg, war metaphor

23
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What is an idom?

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A phrase made of words to form a different meaning
eg, its raining cats and dogs

24
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What is a metaphor?

A

Describes something as something else

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