Lexis

Question 1

Colloquial

Answer 1

Informal words or phrases that we often use in comfortable environments.

Question 2

Taboo language/ expletives

Answer 2

Linguistical term swearing

Question 3

Socialect

Answer 3

Describes language used by a particular social group.

Question 4

Clipping

Answer 4

Shorting of words.

Question 5

Neologisms

Answer 5

New words that enter the language e.g selfie

Question 6

Hedging

Answer 6

Where we softened the force of an utterance by saying phrases such as ‘kind of’ and ‘sort of’.

Question 7

Abbreviations

Answer 7

Shortened forms of words. E.g ‘adj’ for ‘adjective’.

Question 8

Initialism

Answer 8

The first letter of several words is taken and forms a capitalised words. E.g FBI

Question 9

Collocation

Answer 9

Familiar phrases. E.g bride and groom

Question 10

Jargon

Answer 10

Specialist words or phrases used by a particular group or proffsion. E.g principal, suspect

Question 11

Honorific

Answer 11

A title. E.g Mr, Mrs, sir

Question 12

Hypocorism

Answer 12

‘Pet name’ . E.g sweetie

Question 13

Formality

Answer 13

How we appear is certain situations.

Question 14

Vulganism

Answer 14

Language which falls short of taboo, but is nevertheless rather coarse and not normally used in ‘polite’ society.

Question 15

Acronym

Answer 15

The abbreviation is formed from letters of other words to formulate new words e.g ram.

Question 16

Connotation

Answer 16

Word association

Question 17

Denorations

Answer 17

Definitions of words, as the dictionary definition.

Question 18

Synonyms

Answer 18

Words or phrases that means the same as another word or phrases.

Question 19

Antonyms

Answer 19

Words opposites

Question 20

Generalisation

Answer 20

Extension and broadening of a word

Question 21

Specialisation

Answer 21

Narrowing of a word.

Question 22

Amelioration

Answer 22

Words meaning improvements and becomes elevated

Question 23

Pejuation

Answer 23

Words meaning worsens and degenerates.

Question 24

Lexical ambiguity

Answer 24

When a word has many possible meanings

Question 25

Homonyms

Answer 25

Words with same spelling but different meanings.

Question 26

Homophone

Answer 26

Words with same pronouication but different meanings

Question 27

Homograph

Answer 27

Words with same spelling but different meanings.

Question 28

Paronomasia

Answer 28

Linguistical term for pun.

Question 29

Untypical collocation

Answer 29

Where texts use “incorrect” collocations. E.g fall temperature.

Question 30

Idioms

Answer 30

Type of collocations; familiar metiforical expression. E.g Apple of my eye