What is an antonym?

• Words that have similar semantic value.

• Words that have the opposite semantic value.

• Words that have the same semantic value.

• Words that provide extra detail and information.

What is hyponymy?

• The hidden and implied meanings within language.

• The study of how sounds are created.

• The hierarchical structure that exists between lexical items.

• The study of symbols.

What is a synonym?

• Words that provide extra detail and information.

• Words with the same semantic value.

• Words with similar semantic value.

• Words with the opposite semantic value.

What does denotation mean?

• The literal meaning of something.

• The figurative meaning of something.

• A question

• An imperative

What does connotation mean?

• The literal meaning of something.

• The figurative meaning of something.

• A question

• An imperative

What is a semantic field?

• A set of words grouped together that refer to opposite meaning.

• A field of answers that require the same question.

• A set of words grouped together that refer to a specific subject.

• Grouping words together because you feel like it.

What is jargon?

• Special words or expressions used by friends that others would not understand.

• Language that does not have any semantic meaning.

• A set of words grouped together due to their similar meaning.

• Special words or expressions used by a profession or group that would be difficult for others not in that profession or group to understand.

What is colloquial language?

• Slang/Informal language

• Sophisticated/Formal language

• Words grouped together

• Language used specific to a profession.

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is compared to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

• The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using 'as' or 'like'.

• Giving an inanimate object human characteristics/traits.

• Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction with one another.

What is personification?

• A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is compared to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

• The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using 'as' or 'like'.

• Giving an inanimate object human characteristics/traits.

• Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction with one another.