Lexis and Semantics

Question 1

semantic field / lexical field

Answer 1

a lexical set of semantically related

Question 2

jargon

Answer 2

words related to a specific subject

Question 3

hyponyms

Answer 3

describe the type-of relationships between words; the words salmon and goldfish,

Question 4

collocation

Answer 4

group of words that are often seen together - they often sound ‘natural’ or ‘correct’ to people who have spoken a language all their lives - e.g. “fast food” “pay attention”