1
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polysemous words
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words with multiple meanings
eg mouse (animal and computer object)
2
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semantic patterning
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SLAP MOPIF
simile, lexical ambiguity, animation, personification, metaphor, oxymoron, puns, irony, fig lang
3
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lexical meaning- sense relations
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HAS DIC
hyponymy, antonymy, synonymy, denotations, idiom, connotations
4
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euphemism
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milder/ more polite word or phrase to refer to a taboo or unpleasant topic eg they’re peachy, he did a number 2
5
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dysphemism
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harsher/ more direct/ impolite word or phrase to refer to taboo/ unpleasant topic eg they’re blasted, he did a shit
6
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collocation
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words that naturally go together eg Merry Christmas
Happy Birthday
fast food
quick shower
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