semantics

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semantics definition

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the study of meaning

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lexical semantics

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word meaning and meaning relationships among other words

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phrasal/sentential semantics

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the meaning of syntactic units larger than one word

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denotative meaning

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the literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase

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connotative meaning

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additional meaning that a word or phrase has beyond its central meaning

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syntagmatic relations

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semantic relations that co-occur in a particular context

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paradigmatic relations

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various semantic relations between lexical alternatives

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collocations

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words that are often used together(e.g. salt and pepper)

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Idioms

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A non-literal phrase that has a meaning apart from the meanings of its individual words (i.e. having “a frog in your throat”)

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Hyponomy

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inclusion of one form in the meaning of another

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Hypernym

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superordinate term (flower, animal, sport)

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Hyponym

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a more specific word within a category or under a hypernym

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co-hyponyms

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words in hyponymy that share the same superordinate (“Daffodil” and “rose” are co-hyponyms of “flower”)

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gradable antonyms

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words with opposite meanings along a scale (e.g. big-small)

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non-gradable antonyms

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Words which are direct opposites (e.g. alive-dead)

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Homographs

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words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (dove-dove)

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Homophones

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sound exactly alike, but have different spellings and meanings (no-know, bare-bear)

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Homonymy

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two words that are pronounced and spelled the same but having different meanings (bank-bank)

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Polysemy

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having many possible meanings or interpretations (head- head of the department)

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Metonomy

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A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as “crown” for “royalty”).