Lexis + Semantics - Language Levels

Question 1

Lexis

Answer 1

Genres of language, grouping texts based on expected shared conventions.
New words and language change.

Question 2

Semantics

Answer 2

Words and their meanings.

Question 3

Semantic Field

Answer 3

Groups of terms from the same domain.

Question 4

Synonymy

Answer 4

Lexical items with similar semantic value / meaning.

Question 5

Lexical Item

Answer 5

A singular word.

Question 6

Antonymy

Answer 6

Lexical items with opposite semantic value.

Question 7

Hyponymy

Answer 7

The hierarchical structure that exists between lexical items (words holding more or less power than other words).

Question 8

Neologism

Answer 8

A newly coined word or expression.

Question 9

To Coin

Answer 9

To invent a new word or phrase.

Question 10

Portmanteau

Answer 10

A word blending the sounds and combining the meaning of two others. E.g. Brexit.

Question 11

Acronym

Answer 11

An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word. E.g. LASER , NASA.

Question 12

Denotation

Answer 12

The literal meaning (in the dictionary)

Question 13

Connotation

Answer 13

The suggested meaning.

Question 14

Etymology

Answer 14

The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

Question 15

Collocation

Answer 15

Two words that ‘go together’. E.g. pay attention or fast food.

Question 16

Idiom

Answer 16

A figurative expression. A group of words meaning something different to the lexical items from which it comprises.

Question 17

Euphemism

Answer 17

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. A type of Idiom.

Question 18

Linguistic Taboo

Answer 18

Any element of a language bearing a quality that renders in intrinsically impolite or forbidden.

Question 19

Dysphemism

Answer 19

A derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one.

Question 20

** ADD ALL THE NOUNS ADJ, PRONOUNS ETC **

Answer 20

such as dynamic verbs etc8