Lexis Terminology

Question 1

Jargon

Answer 1

A general field of words

Question 2

Dialect

Answer 2

The way someone speaks according to area they live in

Question 3

Slang

Answer 3

New or changed meaning of words (more informal than colloquialism )

Question 4

Colloquialism

Answer 4

Informal, casual language use

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Taboo term

Answer 5

Words that are deemed inappropriate

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Cliché

Answer 6

Exaggeration, widely used phrase

Question 7

Euphemism

Answer 7

Kind way of saying something

Question 8

Dysphemism

Answer 8

Blunt way of saying something

Question 9

Archaism

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Formal way of speaking

Question 10

Register

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Conveyed formality of speech

Question 11

Compound

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2 or more nouns that make a word (eg. Boyfriend, spaceship)

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Abbreviation

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Shortening a word

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Acronym

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The initials of a word where you say it (e.g. fomo, LOL)

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Neologisms

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Making up words

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Blend

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Blending to words (e.g. brunch)

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Synonym

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Words of similar meaning

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Antonym

Answer 17

Words of opposite meaning

Question 18

Homonym

Answer 18

Words spelled the same but with different meaning