Semantics Flashcards

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semantic feild

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words that all link to an over all topic - flower heart love and music all have SF of romance

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subject specific lexis

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specific words to a specific topic - Mouse monitor keyboard and screen all have SSL for computing

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3
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connotation

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Ideas surrounding something

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4
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denotation

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What it actually is

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5
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Jargon

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Specialist language. technical,links to SSL

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Collocation

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a group of words that typically go together - light sleeper,early riser

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synonym

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words with similar meaning/are baso same

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hyponym

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words that are specific examples of a general word - apple is a hyponym of fruit

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antonym

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words that mean the opposite of other words. e.g above/below open/close

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