Key of English 2 - Semantics 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageInvestigating languageA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: lwilson23Created on: 26-11-18 15:24 Antonyms Words which are directly opposite in their meaning (e.g. 'hot and cold') 1 of 21 Cliché Imagery which has been made meaningless due to overuse 2 of 21 Collocation Two words which when placed together relate to each other in terms of meaning (e.g. 'fish and chips') 3 of 21 Connotation Involves word association, when a word has deeper meanings than its literal one (e.g. concrete noun 'heart' may connote with feelings of love/passion) 4 of 21 Denotation Dictionary definition of words 5 of 21 Dysphemism Offensive, politically incorrect forms of language 6 of 21 Euphemism Polite forms of language 7 of 21 Figurative language Umbrella term for metaphors/similes, often play to the senses 8 of 21 Hypernym Generic nouns which refer to a category (e.g. cars) 9 of 21 Hyponym More specific nouns which relate to the hypernym (e.g. for above example 'jaguar') 10 of 21 Irony Speaking or writing directly opposite to what is said 11 of 21 Litotes A deliberate understatement 12 of 21 Metaphor Imagery constructed by descriptive lexis (e.g. 'a sea of trouble') 13 of 21 Metonymy An attribute for the thing meant (e.g. 'the crown' relating to the royal family) 14 of 21 Personification Granting human qualities to inanimate objects (e.g. 'the radiator sighed') 15 of 21 Puns Playful uses of imagery for comic effect 16 of 21 Semantic cohesion The way in which semantic features work together for the text as a whole 17 of 21 Semantic field/lexical set Several different word classes which relate to each other in terms of meaning 18 of 21 Similes Imagery provided by comparison by using like/as (e.g. 'as tall as a giant') 19 of 21 Synonyms Different words which mean the same thing (e.g. 'desk' and 'table') 20 of 21 Synecdoche A word or phrase which represents the whole (e.g. 'England' representing the whole English football team) 21 of 21
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