Lexis and Semantics Flashcards
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Leslie Rescorla- Overextension
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Categorical (60%): e.g. using the noun “Apple” for all fruits.
Analogical: (15%): e.g. the noun “moon” is used to describe a solar lantern.
Mismatched statements (25%): Using the noun “duck”, whilst pointing at an empty lake
2
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Halliday - imaginative
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neologisms - words for things that dont exist (made up words)