Semantics Flashcards
1
Q
Semantic Field
A
a group of words based around the same topic
2
Q
Collocation
A
two or more words frequently appearing together (happy birthday, merry Christmas)
3
Q
fixed expression
A
when collocations become fixed from their regularity (see you later)
4
Q
synonym
A
a word with a similar meaning
5
Q
antonym
A
a word with an opposite meaning
6
Q
Hypernym
A
the headword (color)
7
Q
Hyponym
A
the words under the hypernym (blue)
8
Q
co-hyponyms
A
several words under the hypernym (blue green yellow under color)
