Lexis And Semantics Flashcards

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What are connotations?

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Meanings that come to mind when thinking of a word beyond its dictionary definition

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What are denotations?

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The litteral meanings of a word, the dictionary definition

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What are synonyms?

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2 or more words with similar denotations

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What is a Lexical field?

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A group of words in a text that are connected by subject

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What is a semantic field?

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It is a group of words in a text that are connected by connotations

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What is the register of a text?

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How complicated the words in the text are

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What is fluctuating register ?

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When a texts register goes from high to low throughout

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What is high-frequency lexis?

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Words that are commonly used

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What is low-frequency register?

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Words that aren’t commonly used

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What is jargon?

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Language specific to a profession or group

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What is monosyllabic lexis?

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Words that are made of a single syllable

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What is disyballic lexis?

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Words that are made from two syllables

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What is polysyllabic lexis?

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Words that are made out of three or more syllables

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What is colloquial language?

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Causal language that is heard in everyday use

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What is subject specific lexis?

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Words that are closely connected by one subject

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What is slang?

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Language common to a group that excludes others

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What is dialect?

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Language that is common to a specific regional area

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What is Tabbo language?

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Words that aren’t socially acceptable to be used in everyday conversations

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What is an address term?

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The formal or informal ways people address others

20
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What are courtesy items?

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Polite words or expressions

21
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What are archaic words?

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Old words that aren’t commonly used in every language

22
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What are neologic words?

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Words that have been created in the 21st century

23
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What are contractions?

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Two words that are merged together using an apostrophe

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What is collocation?

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Words that are typically found together

25
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What are loaded terms?

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Words that hold very strong or emotive connotations

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What is a metaphor?

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A non litteral comparison

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using like or as

28
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What is personification

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The application of human quality’s to non-human entities

29
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What is zoomorphism?

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The application of animal-like qualities to humans and non-animals

30
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What is a euphemism?

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An indirect or polite phrase for a sensitive topic

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What is a political euphemism?

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A jargonistic , politically indirect phrase for a sensitive topic

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What is a dyphemism?

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A blunt and sometimes offensive expression for a normal neutral one

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What is a metonym?

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A word used for an associated thing

For example: the crown (royalty)

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What is a Synedoche?

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A part of something used to refer to the whole thing

For example: wheels (car)

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What is a Cliché?

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An over-used expression

36
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What is hyperbole?

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A dillberate exaggeration for effect

37
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What is repetition?

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A word being repeated in order to bring attention to it

38
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What is an idomatic expression?

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A long-established expression with an expected meaning within a culture

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What is Syntax?

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The structure and formation of sentences