Semnatic Flashcards
It is the study of the meaning of words, phrases and sentences.
Semantics
Covers the basic, essential components of meaning that are conveyed by the literal use of a word.
Referential meaning
Different people might have different associations or connotations attached to words.
Associative meaning
include hyponymy, synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, and homonymy!
Lexical relations
Two or more words with very closely related meanings are called?.
Synonymy
Two forms with opposite meanings are called?.
Antynoymy
When the meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another, the relationship is described as?
Hyponymy
When two or more different (written) forms have the same pronunciation, they are described as?
Homophones
We use the term, whenever one form (written or spoken) has two or more unrelated meanings.
such as bat(animal)/bat (used in sports)
Homonyms
Two or more words with the same form and related meanings.
for example: “head” used to refer to the object on the top of your body, or the person on the top of the company.
Polysemy