Lexicology Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- componential definition : a dictionary definition based on semantic decomposition into features
- metonymy : a meaning extension based on contiguity rather than similarity
- connotative meaning : a type of meaning that reflects a speaker’s attitude rather than objective reference
- denotation : the aspect of meaning connected with the real-world referent of a word
- classeme : a semantic feature that classifies lexical items into conceptual categories rather than describing individual meaning
- differential feature : a semantic feature that distinguishes one lexical item from others within the same class
- partial synonymy : the relationship between words whose meanings overlap partially but are not identical
- seme : the minimal semantic component that cannot be further subdivided in meaning analysis
- axiomatic features : a set of semantic assumptions underlying the interpretation of a lexical item
- lexical semantics : the linguistic discipline concerned with the structure and interpretation of word meaning
- core meaning : the part of meaning that remains stable across different contexts of use
- hyponymy : a relation in which one word’s meaning includes the meaning of another
- paradigmatic meaning : the meaning of a lexical unit as systemically opposed to other units in the language
- contextual meaning : a meaning that emerges only in a specific linguistic environment
