Lexis and Semantics

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Colloquialisms
Common words found
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Slang
Popular utterance and varies regionally.
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Jargon
Lexis used bu a particular group
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Monosyllabic
One syllable
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Polysyllabic
More than one syllable
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Denotation
Literal meaning
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Collocation
Words habitually together
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Dysphemism
Making words harsher
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Hypony
Subordiante category
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Meronymy
Semantic rekation
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Polysemy
More than one related word
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Homonymy
Bank as finance investor and bank on river
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Homophones
Same word spelt differently with different meanings
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Homographs
Same spelling different pronunciation
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Card 2

Front

Popular utterance and varies regionally.

Back

Slang

Card 3

Front

Lexis used bu a particular group

Back

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Card 4

Front

One syllable

Back

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Card 5

Front

More than one syllable

Back

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