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What are collocations?
Collocations are words that frequently occur together. Using them makes your language sound more natural and fluent.
What is etymology?
The study of the origin and historical development of words.
What is a polyseme?
A word with multiple related meanings, like "bank" (financial institution or riverbank).
What is a homonym?
Words that are spelled or pronounced the same but have different meanings.
What is word formation?
The process of creating new words, e.g., through prefixes or suffixes
What are archaisms and neologisms?
Archaisms are outdated words that are no longer in common use (e.g., "thou" for "you"). Neologisms are newly coined words or expressions (e.g., "selfie" or "goo
How are borrowed words studied in a language?
Borrowed words are studied by examining their origin, how they were incorporated into the language, and how their meanings and forms may have changed over time.
General vs Technical Vocabulary?
General is everyday language, technical is specialized
What is the process of semantic change, and what are its types?
Semantic change is the evolution of word meanings. Types include broadening, narrowing, shift, amelioration, and pejoration
What is a "lexical gap" and how does it occur in different languages?
A lexical gap is when a language lacks a word for a concept present in another language, due to cultural differences
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