Lexis Language Levels

Question 1

Jargon

Answer 1

Words for something specific

Question 2

Dialect

Answer 2

Speech

Question 3

Idiolect

Answer 3

Personal language use; the way you personally speak

Question 4

Slang

Answer 4

Informal words that are made up

Question 5

Colloquialism

Answer 5

Word/phrase that is not formal or literary used in ordinary conversation

Question 6

Taboo term

Answer 6

Socially unacceptable language

Question 7

Cliche

Answer 7

Commonly used

Question 8

Euphemism

Answer 8

Saying something politely

Question 9

Dysphemism

Answer 9

Saying something bluntly

Question 10

Archaism

Answer 10

Old words

Question 11

Register

Answer 11

Formality of text or speech

Question 12

Compound words

Answer 12

Two words put together

Question 13

Abbreviation

Answer 13

Shortening a word

Question 14

Blend

Answer 14

Two words mixed together

Question 15

Synonym

Answer 15

Words with similar meanings

Question 16

Synonym

Answer 16

Words with similar meanings

Question 17

Antonym

Answer 17

words with opposite meaning

Question 18

Lexical fields

Answer 18

A group of words that are related by meaning or topic

Question 19

Common collocations

Answer 19

Combinations of words in a sentence that are predictable

Question 20

Deviant collocations

Answer 20

Word/expression used together in an unusual way

Question 21

Pejorative

Answer 21

Expresses a negative connotation/intended to make someone or thing seem unimportant

Question 22

Etymology

Answer 22

The study of the origin and development of words-meaning and sound components

Question 23

Vernacular

Answer 23

Dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

Question 24

Latinate

Answer 24

Language deviated from Latin

Question 25

Monosyllabic

Answer 25

Word containing one syllable

Question 26

Polysyllabic

Answer 26

Words with more than one syllable