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what is denotation?
it is literal, explicit and dictionary definition of a word
What is connotation?
emotional, cultural and subjective association attached to a word
What is the relationship between "flower" and "daffodil" ?
" flower" is the hypernym, "daffodil" is the hyponym and it is a kind of flower
What does meronymy describe?
describes a part-whole relationship, like; finger
one word has a several related meanings.....
polysemy
2 words sound or look the same but different unrelated meanings....
homonomy
What is lexical semantics?
meaning of the words, how they related to each other
Word structure is...
how words are built from smaller parts ( morphemes)
Why are hyponomy and meronomy important in linguistics?
organize vocabulary into hierarchical and part-whole structures and making it easier to understand meaning
what is semantic frame?
is a structured set of concepts and knowledge with a specific situation, event and object
