Lexis And Semantics

Question 1

Dialect

Answer 1

Language specific to people with similar regional and social background
E.g. Bristolian

Question 2

Sociolects

Answer 2

this is the dialect of a particular social class including education and religion, friendship groups. The prefix Socio- means society which is the way you talk with smaller groups of people.
- like, basically, Jesus Christ, not gunna lie, babe,

Question 3

Idiolects

Answer 3

the speech habits peculiar to a particular person, that aren’t really influenced by other people except your immediate family.
- Tollow, lamb, backpost, GiGi, Bampy,

Question 4

Jargon

Answer 4

Words used in specific and technical ways by groups of people
- usually relevant to a specific topic

Question 5

Slang

Answer 5

Very informal language

Question 6

Colloquialism

Answer 6

Informal words / phrases

Question 7

Taboo term

Answer 7

Terms that should be avoided (impolite)

Question 8

Cliché

Answer 8

Phrase that’s overused

Question 9

Euphemism

Answer 9

Substitution for a kinder word - less offensive

Question 10

Dysphemism

Answer 10

Intensive ie negative version of word

Question 11

Archaism

Answer 11

Old fashioned language

Question 12

Register

Answer 12

Level of formality in language that’s determined by the context it’s spoken or written

Question 13

Lexical fields

Answer 13

a segment of reality symbolized by a set of related words.

Question 14

Common collocations

Answer 14

Words that frequently appear together

Question 15

Deviant collocations

Answer 15

Way words are composed for specific meaning

Question 16

Pejorative

Answer 16

Words expressing disapprove

Question 17

Etymology

Answer 17

History of word

Question 18

Vernacular

Answer 18

Language spoken by people in a region

Question 19

Latinate

Answer 19

Refers to something in Latin form

Question 20

Monosyllabic

Answer 20

Consists of one syllable

Question 21

Polysyllabic

Answer 21

More than one syllable

Question 22

Dysphemism

Answer 22

Insensitive/ negative version of word

Question 23

Synonym

Answer 23

Word with same/similar meaning to another word

Question 24

Antonym

Answer 24

Words that mean opposite of each other

Question 25

Connotation

Answer 25

Suggestion of a meaning of a word
Peaceful, fresh

Question 26

Amelioration

Answer 26

Act of making something better
Flesh of animals- meat

Question 27

Semantic field

Answer 27

Group of words that all link to the same topic
Animal, pet, feline, cat, dog, canine

Question 28

Triadic structure/ Tricolon

Answer 28

Where there are 3 main clauses
I came, i saw, I conquered

Question 29

Simile

Answer 29

Comparison of one thing with another
Like. As … as
She swam like a fish

Question 30

Metaphor

Answer 30

Word or phase which is applied to an object or action which is not literally applicable
Ali is a walking dictionary

Question 31

Zoomorphism

Answer 31

When you compare a human to an animal

Question 32

Personification

Answer 32

Non-living things given human traits
The story jumped off the page