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