lexis and semantics

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lexis and semantics
  1. DENOTATION: straightforward, objective meaning
    1. CONNOTATION; associtaions. pos or neg. important in analysing texts as they convey feeling/ideas
      1. 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.
        1. SEMANTIC FIELDS; group of words w/ associated meanings
          1. HYPERNYM; general word that describes hyponyms.
            1. SYNONYM; similar meaning - lexical choice influenced by (in)formality. antonyms - opposite to e/o
              1. FORMAL LEXIS; serious and impersonal - more likely written than spoken. often complex and polysyllabic (not always)
                1. INFORMAL LEXIS; relaxed and conversational, often simple and monosyllabic
                  1. AMBIGUOUS LANG; more than one possible meaning
                    1. IRONY; saying/writing the opposite of what is actually meant (similar to sarcasm)
                      1. DRAMATIC IRONY; s/t said in a play has a deeper meaning, understood by audience but not characters
                        1. PUN; play on words
                          1. OWYMORON; contradictory words/phrases bought together
                            1. EMOTIVE LANG; intended to produce emotive response
                              1. TABOO LANG; offensive, embarrassing or obscene
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