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Mind Map by hannaabananaa_, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by hannaabananaa_
over 11 years ago
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lexis and semantics
- DENOTATION: straightforward,
objective meaning
- CONNOTATION; associtaions. pos or neg.
important in analysing texts as they convey
feeling/ideas
- 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.
- SEMANTIC FIELDS; group of words w/
associated meanings
- HYPERNYM; general word
that describes hyponyms.
- SYNONYM; similar meaning - lexical
choice influenced by (in)formality.
antonyms - opposite to e/o
- FORMAL LEXIS; serious and
impersonal - more likely written than
spoken. often complex and
polysyllabic (not always)
- INFORMAL LEXIS; relaxed
and conversational, often
simple and monosyllabic
- AMBIGUOUS LANG; more
than one possible
meaning
- IRONY; saying/writing the
opposite of what is actually
meant (similar to sarcasm)
- DRAMATIC IRONY; s/t
said in a play has a
deeper meaning,
understood by
audience but not
characters
- PUN; play on words
- OWYMORON;
contradictory
words/phrases
bought
together
- EMOTIVE LANG; intended to
produce emotive response
- TABOO LANG; offensive,
embarrassing or
obscene
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