An area of meaning that is identified by a set of related lexical items. Similar to ‘topic’. e.g. saucepan, saute and chop = ___________ ___________ of cooking  - Semantic domain, The emotional associations or values that a word has, beyond its denotative meaning. e.g. green = eco-friendly - Connotations, The literal meaning of a word, as defined in the dictionary. e.g. green = a colour between blue and yellow - Denotations, Commonly used, fixed phrases with non-literal meanings. Can incorporate metaphors and similies, often colloquial. e.g. how the tables have turned - Idiom, A word that magnifies an unpleasant meaning. E.g. bit the dust (instead of die) - Dysphemism, A word that masks an unpleasant meaning e.g. pass away (instead of die) - Euphemism, Refers to a non-literal comparison or connection. e.g. That is just the icing on the cake. - Metaphor (Semantic Patterning), Refers to the way we can make inanimate objects out to be like animals by attributing actions and movements to them. e.g. the shadows taunted me - Animation (Semantic Patterning), Something completely opposite to what is meant or what is the reality of the situation. e.g. Fantastic weather (when it is raining) - Irony (Semantic Patterning), When the intended meaning of a particular lexeme with more than one meaning, is unclear. e.g. There's a bat. - Lexical Ambiguity (Semantic Patterning), An object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. e.g. 'The camera loves me' - Personification (Semantic Patterning), Combines opposite or contradictory terms in a phrase. E.g deafening silence - Oxymoron (Semantic Patterning), Linguistic jokes that play on double meanings; a play on words. e.g. a pessimist's blood type is B negative. - Pun (Semantic Patterning), Compares two things, doing so through the use of 'as' and 'like'. e.g. as hot as hell, sang like an angel - Simile (Semantic Patterning), exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. - Hyperbole (Semantic patterning), Synonymy, Antonymy, Hyponymy, Hypernymy, Idiom, Connotation and Denotation - Sense relations,

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