Semantics Flashcards
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Semantic patterning: Irony
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Imply the opposite of the denotative meaning
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Semantic patterning: Metaphor
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Refers to a non-literal comparison or connection
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Semantic patterning: Simile
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Compares two things (Blind as a bat)
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Semantic patterning: Oxymoron
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A contradiction in terms
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Semantic patterning: Personification
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Making an object like a person
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Sense relations: Idioms
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Expressions that are metaphorical or figurative in their construction
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Sense relations: Denotation
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Literal definitions of words
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Sense relations: Connotations
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Suggestions that come to mind when a word is used (War > violence, blood, death)
9
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Euphemism
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Words or phrases that mask true meaning, often to lower the negative impacts
10
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Dysphemism
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Words or phrases that raises impacts of words. More harsh.
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