Semantics
- Created by: georgiasadler
- Created on: 03-04-14 19:22
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- SEMANTICS
- Study of meanings and how they are created through choices of words and phrases
- Sometimes meaning is implicit (hidden) or explicit (obvious)
- A word will have a literal meaning but will be associated with other meanings
- Denotation
- Definition of word
- Connotation
- Associations the word has
- Synonym
- Words that have similar meanings e.g. grub and food
- Antonyms
- Words with opposite meanings e.g. male/female
- Semantic fields
- Groups of words that are connected by meaning
- Hypernym
- General words e.g. furniture
- Hyponym
- More specific words e.g. table, chairs
- Euphemism
- Avoid stating what you actually mean
- Dsyphemism
- Allow us to say what we mean very blunty
- Figurative language
- Isn't mean to be taken literally
- Similes
- Metaphors
- When something is described as something it literally isn't
- Personification
- Adds colour to the language
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