Lexis and Semantics

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Euphemism
making sound nicer
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Dysphemism
making sound worse
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Polysyllabic
educated, reading terms
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Monosyllabic
uneducated, speaking terms
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Slang
e.g lol
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taboo
unmainstream topics
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archaisms
old terms
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abbreviation
e.g blates, obvs
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acronym
e.g NASA
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neologism
new word e.g Keyboard
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blend
2 words together e.g smog
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loan word
borrowed foreign word e.g crepe
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jargon
words associated with profession
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synonym
similar words e.g walk, strut, stroll
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antonym
opposite words e.g under, above
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polysemes
words with more than one meaning
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Pre and Post modifier
adjectives/adverbs used before/after noun to alter meaning
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semantic field
words all related to the same topic/theme
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denotation
direct meaning of word
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connotation
hidden/implied meaning of word
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Dysphemism

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making sound worse

Card 3

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Polysyllabic

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Card 4

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Monosyllabic

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Card 5

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Slang

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