E.g. Box - A 3D rectangle used to store things; A type of fighting which involves punching ('Let's box!')
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Synonym
Words which are similar in meaning are synonymous with each other.
E.g. Cold, freezing, chilly, Nippy
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Metaphor
A comparison where it is said that one thing is another.
E.g. Mutton dressed as lamb.
E.g2. The game was decided my sudden-death.
E.g3. I could have died (of embarrassment).
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Vocatives
Words used to refer to a particular person in speech.
E.g. 'Hey Alex, do you want to go to the ciema tomorrow?'
E.g2. 'Here's my homework, Miss.'
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Lexicon
The vocabulary we use.
E.g. Children don't have a very broad lexicon.
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Denotation
The meaning of a word as written in the dictionary.
E.g. Love - A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
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Idiomatic Language
Expressions used to convey a meaning through an action which is unlikely to happen.
E.g. Let's play it by ear.
E.g2. Up the creek without a paddle.
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Tag Question
A question attatched to the end of a sentence or statement, which is in some way rhetorical.
E.g. 'I enjoyed that, didn't you?'
E.g2. 'We should do something tomorrow, shouldn't we?'
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Homonym
Words which have the same spelling, but sound different and have different meanings.
E.g. Dove - a species of bird associated with peace/
I dove into the water.
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Filled pause
A gap in speech shown by a hesitational vocal noise.
E.g. Errrrm
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Homophone
Words which are pronounced in the same way, but are spelt differently and mean different things.
E.g. Their, they're, there.
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Deixis
Expressions that can't be understood unless you know the context of what is being said.
E.g. 'That boy over there' - You wouldn't know which boy was meant unless you could see who the speaker was gesturing to.
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