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Lexical semantics

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