lexis and semantics

lexis and semantics

1. DENOTATION: straightforward, objective meaning

2. CONNOTATION; associtaions. pos or neg. important in analysing texts as they convey feeling/ideas

3. figurative lang; METAPHOR is a comparison that describes a person, object or situation as if they were something else. SIMILE; uses like or as. PERSONFICATION, PATH FAL AND IMAGERY.

4. SEMANTIC FIELDS; group of words w/ associated meanings

5. HYPERNYM; general word that describes hyponyms.

6. SYNONYM; similar meaning - lexical choice influenced by (in)formality. antonyms - opposite to e/o

7. FORMAL LEXIS; serious and impersonal - more likely written than spoken. often complex and polysyllabic (not always)

8. INFORMAL LEXIS; relaxed and conversational, often simple and monosyllabic

9. AMBIGUOUS LANG; more than one possible meaning

10. IRONY; saying/writing the opposite of what is actually meant (similar to sarcasm)

11. DRAMATIC IRONY; s/t said in a play has a deeper meaning, understood by audience but not characters

12. PUN; play on words

13. OWYMORON; contradictory words/phrases bought together

14. EMOTIVE LANG; intended to produce emotive response

15. TABOO LANG; offensive, embarrassing or obscene