semantics

Question 1

what does semantics mean

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semantics refers to the meaning of language

Question 2

connotation

Answer 2

associated meanings

Question 3

denotation

Answer 3

literal meaning
use: Denotation is used when an author wants the reader to understand a word, phrase, or sentence in its literal form, without other implied, associated, or suggested meanings.

Question 4

3 fields of semantics

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relationship between words
fields of language
figurative language

Question 5

relationship between words. synonyms

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-equivalent meanings but used in a different way depending on factors
like relation to the speaker’s and level of formality

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relationship between words. antonyms

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words which are opposite in meaning

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relationship between words gradable antonyms

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these antonyms deal with levels of comparison and can be two words on a scale
eg:warm-cool

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relationship between words
binary antonyms

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binary antonyms have no middle ground
eg:on/off

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relationship between words
reasons: relational antonyms

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these are similar to binary antonyms however one word cannot exist without the other
eg:husband wife

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relationship between words
euphemisms

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

Question 11

fields of language:
lexical field

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literal connection.by subject matter
eg, drugs paracetamol , ibuprofen

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fields of language
:semantic field

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words which are related to each other through having similar meanings.
eg: ball player team

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fields of language
hyponym

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a word that is more specific
A hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic field is more specific than its hypernym

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fields of language
hypernym

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a word that is a broad category and contain more specific terms under that category
eg colour is a hypernym of red

Question 15

fields of language
loaded terms

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emotive language packed with ideology eg freedom fighter

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fields of language
collocates

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words that are conventionally seen together
“light sleeper”

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fields of language
fixed expression

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words that become so normal that they are usually accepted as one big phrase
eg”see you later”

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figurative language:
metaphor

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a figure of speech that states one thing is the other

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figurative language:
extended metaphor

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version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs,

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figurative language:
simile

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a figurative comparison between two things using like or as

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figurative language:
personification

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the attribution of personal nature or human characteristics to something that is non human

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figurative language:
idiom

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a group of words established by usage as having meaning not deducible from those of individual words

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figurative language:
motif

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a recurring idea in the text

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figurative language
metonymy

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something closely associated with another thing is used inplace of the other thing eg the land belongs to the crown

Question 25

figurative language
synecdoche

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a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the word or vice versa