Lexis And Semantics Flashcards
Dialect
Language specific to people with similar regional and social background
E.g. Bristolian
Sociolects
this is the dialect of a particular social class including education and religion, friendship groups. The prefix Socio- means society which is the way you talk with smaller groups of people.
- like, basically, Jesus Christ, not gunna lie, babe,
Idiolects
the speech habits peculiar to a particular person, that aren’t really influenced by other people except your immediate family.
- Tollow, lamb, backpost, GiGi, Bampy,
Jargon
Words used in specific and technical ways by groups of people
- usually relevant to a specific topic
Slang
Very informal language
Colloquialism
Informal words / phrases
Taboo term
Terms that should be avoided (impolite)
Cliché
Phrase that’s overused
Euphemism
Substitution for a kinder word - less offensive
Dysphemism
Intensive ie negative version of word
Archaism
Old fashioned language
Register
Level of formality in language that’s determined by the context it’s spoken or written
Lexical fields
a segment of reality symbolized by a set of related words.
Common collocations
Juxtaposition of a word with another
Deviant collocations
Way words are composed for specific meaning
