semantics Flashcards
1
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more formal semantics features
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denotation
connotation
figurative language
2
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irony
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can create semantic patterning
what actually occurs goes against what is expected. Eg my hairdresser has terrible hair.
3
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oxymoron
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apparently contradictory words being used in a phrase eg delicious poison; exam festival
4
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lexical ambiguity
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word can be understood in two or more senses eg he is lying over there; the musician’s note was quite long. not quite a pun, just a link to the reader’s knowledge to engage in topic
