Semantics Flashcards

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Semantic patterning: Irony

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Imply the opposite of the denotative meaning

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Semantic patterning: Metaphor

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Refers to a non-literal comparison or connection

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Semantic patterning: Simile

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Compares two things (Blind as a bat)

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Semantic patterning: Oxymoron

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A contradiction in terms

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Semantic patterning: Personification

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Making an object like a person

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Sense relations: Idioms

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Expressions that are metaphorical or figurative in their construction

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Sense relations: Denotation

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Literal definitions of words

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Sense relations: Connotations

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Suggestions that come to mind when a word is used (War > violence, blood, death)

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Euphemism

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Words or phrases that mask true meaning, often to lower the negative impacts

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Dysphemism

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Words or phrases that raises impacts of words. More harsh.

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