Semnatic Flashcards

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It is the study of the meaning of words, phrases and sentences.

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Semantics

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Covers the basic, essential components of meaning that are conveyed by the literal use of a word.

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Referential meaning

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Different people might have different associations or connotations attached to words.

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Associative meaning

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include hyponymy, synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, and homonymy!

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Lexical relations

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5
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Two or more words with very closely related meanings are called?.

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Synonymy

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Two forms with opposite meanings are called?.

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Antynoymy

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When the meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another, the relationship is described as?

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Hyponymy

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When two or more different (written) forms have the same pronunciation, they are described as?

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Homophones

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We use the term, whenever one form (written or spoken) has two or more unrelated meanings.
such as bat(animal)/bat (used in sports)

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Homonyms

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Two or more words with the same form and related meanings.

for example: “head” used to refer to the object on the top of your body, or the person on the top of the company.

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Polysemy

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