Lexis definitions

Question 1

Choice of lexis (what the booklet puts as it’s examples)

Answer 1

jargon, dialect, slang, colloquialisms, swearing, taboo terms, clichés, euphemisms, dysphemisms, archaisms

Question 2

jargon

Answer 2

specialist terms

Question 3

dialect,

Answer 3

a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

Question 4

slang,

Answer 4

a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.

Question 5

colloquialisms,

Answer 5

a word or phrase that is not formal or literary and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation.

Question 6

swearing,

Answer 6

I mean… when someone swears. I guess just the use of a taboo word would be the definition.

Question 7

taboo terms,

Answer 7

Something that’s not socially acceptable to say

Question 8

clichés,

Answer 8

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. (definition, not necessarily the way i always see i used but i suppose i will have to check on that because people do use them for intentionally ironic reasons)

Question 9

euphemisms,

Answer 9

Saying something in a way as to make it sound nicer

Question 10

dysphemisms,

Answer 10

Saying something in a way as to make it sound nastier

Question 11

archaisms

Answer 11

Intentional use of old fashioned terms

Question 12

Choices indicating factors such as levels of formality and education, e.g. :

Answer 12

elevated, literate, sophisticated, Latinate, unusual and polysyllabic terms (largely a reading or writing vocabulary) as opposed to simple, everyday, vernacular and monosyllabic (largely a speaking vocabulary).

Question 13

elevated,

Answer 13

it is formal, sophisticated, or high-level, often characterized by complex vocabulary, grammatical structures, and rhetorical devices

Question 14

literate,

Answer 14

the use of standard language that adheres to the conventions of formal written and spoken communication

Question 15

Latinate,

Answer 15

relating to, resembling, or derived from Latin. That stupid thing that people do.

Question 16

polysyllabic

Answer 16

Multiple syllables (obvs)

Question 17

highfalutin

Answer 17

(especially of speech, writing, or ideas) pompous or pretentious.

Question 18

Lexeme

Answer 18

a lexeme is a unit of language that represents a single meaning. This could either be something like “un” such as in “undo” or it could be something like “run” because that’s the specific meaning word that then can be changed into other words such as “running” or “runner”.

Question 19

Types of word, e.g. :

Answer 19

compound, shortening, abbreviation, acronym, neologism, blend, loan word

Question 20

compound,

Answer 20

When two or more words combine to form one individual word or a phrase that acts as one individual word. eg. Firefighter

Question 21

shortening,

Answer 21

When the actual word in use is becoming shorter or would be considered the full word despite it originally being longer. eg. thanks

Question 22

abbreviation,

Answer 22

a word that’s used in place of a longer word while still being used as the longer word. eg. thx as opposed to thanks

Question 23

acronym,

Answer 23

That’s just that whole series of letters each one standing for something thing. eg. BBC

Question 24

neologism,

Answer 24

either a new word or an old one that has gained a new meaning.

Question 25

blend,

Answer 25

When a word was made from multiple (usually 2) words that were blended together. eg. email rather than electronic mail.

Question 26

loan word

Answer 26

When a word has been nicked from another language. eg. Pizza

Question 27

Backronym

Answer 27

A previously existing word or phrase that has become an acronym.

Question 28

Collocations

Answer 28

Whether common (predictable) or uncommon (deviant) it’s that whole word combo. eg. fish and chips/ Fish’n’chips

Question 29

Use of figurative language, e.g. :

Answer 29

metaphor, simile, pun, hyperbole, personification, metonymy, oxymoron

Question 30

metaphor,

Answer 30

Something IS the case (it’s not). It can also be more of an implied thing via similes.

Question 31

simile,

Answer 31

Something is LIKE something or AS something as this thing,

Question 32

pun,

Answer 32

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

Question 33

hyperbole,

Answer 33

Hella exaggeration time

Question 34

personification,

Answer 34

likening something to a person

Question 35

metonymy,

Answer 35

When a word is being used in place of a more typically used word to refer to something. eg. crown rather than monarch “in this land belongs to the crown”

Question 36

oxymoron

Answer 36

A figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings eg. deafening silence