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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