LEXIS AND SEMANTICS

Question 1

polysemy

Answer 1

multiple meanings associated with lexis

Question 2

mode

Answer 2

physical channel of communications eg. letter

Question 3

proper noun

Answer 3

refers to names of people or places

Question 4

abstract nouns

Answer 4

refers to a state of feeling or concept

Question 5

concrete noun

Answer 5

refers to object that have a physical existence

Question 6

lexical verb

Answer 6

the main and most meaningful verb in a sentence

Question 7

auxilliary verb

Answer 7

a verb belonging to a sentence that adds functional or grammatical meaning

Question 8

base adjective/adverb

Answer 8

basic standard form of one

Question 9

comparative adjective/ adverb

Answer 9

used to compare 2 instances

Question 10

superlative adjective/ adverb

Answer 10

form used to compare more than 2 instances

Question 11

personal pronouns

Answer 11

refers to people (1st 2nd and 3rd)

Question 12

demonstrative pronoun

Answer 12

person, object or idea near by or far away

Question 13

indefinite pronoun

Answer 13

non specific person, object or idea

Question 14

collocations

Answer 14

words that typically appear together eg. cosmetic and surgery

Question 15

fixed expressions

Answer 15

a well used group of words that become accepted and used together eg. see you later

Question 16

conjunction

Answer 16

provides connections between words (often showing a sense of place or time)

Question 17

determiner

Answer 17

adds detail and clarity to nouns

Question 18

deontic modal verbs

Answer 18

conveys degrees of necessity / obligation

Question 19

epistemic modal verbs

Answer 19

conveys degrees of possibility / probability

Question 20

figurative language

Answer 20

use of words to create a non literal specific effect

Question 21

referencing

Answer 21

when lexical items replace those already mentioned or about to be mentioned

Question 22

anaphoric referencing

Answer 22

refers backwards in the text

Question 23

cataphoric referencing

Answer 23

refers forwards in the text

Question 24

ellipsis

Answer 24

the missing out of a word or words in a sentence

Question 25

synonym

Answer 25

words that sound different but have largely equivalent meaning

Question 26

euphemism

Answer 26

socially acceptable words or phrases used to avoid talking about something seen as potentially distasteful or embarassing

Question 27

dysphemisms

Answer 27

harsher more blunt often taboo words or phrases used for dark or humorous effect

Question 28

antonym

Answer 28

words that have two opposite meaning eg . dead or alive

Question 29

hyponymy

Answer 29

the hierarchical structure that exists between lexical items

Question 30

denotations

Answer 30

the dictionary definition of a word

Question 31

connotation

Answer 31

level of meaning based on associations surrounding a word