Semantic Changes 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage and powerA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: elsiemouseCreated on: 28-11-17 14:23 Amelioration Lexis takes a more positive meaning 1 of 7 Pejoration Lexis takes a more negative meaning 2 of 7 Broadening Word keeps its original meaning but acquires others 3 of 7 Idiom An expression that can’t be understood literally from the meanings 4 of 7 Cliché Where an idiom is regularly used 5 of 7 Metaphor Where the lexis acquires new meaning because it is used metaphorically 6 of 7 Euphemism Describing something in a pleasant manner 7 of 7
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