Lexicology
.............. is the term for the process by which a word's meaning changes over time.
Semantic shift
What is the Hypernym for Somsa, Sushi, Pizza, Lavash, Tandir, Plov
Food
Synonyms for Victory
Win, Triumph, Success
Antonym of Lenient
Stringent
Antonym of Vigilant
Negligent
What is a word that refers to a part of something
meronym
What is a word that is used to describe a word or phrase that is used in place of another?
Metonym
What is the term for a word that has multiple related meanings?
Polysemy
Study of the origin and history of words ..........
Etymology
What is the term for a word that has a negative connotation?
Pejorative
A word whose meaning is equal to the denotation common to the entire synonymic group is ..........
Dominant synonym
.............. are substitutes for words which are considered to be indecent, rude and too direct.
Euphemisms
Antonyms for
alike, asleep, lateness
different
awake
earliness
................. are antonyms which denote notions mutually opposed and denying one another.
Contradictories
eg :- dead X alive
single X married, male X female
Opposite word of freedom
bondage, slavery
Name the relations of parts to the whole
Meronymy
.............. and ................are Language universals because they exist in all Indo-European languages.
Synonyms and antonyms
Another word for Semantic similarity is............
Synonym
Another word for Semantic contrast is ...........
Antonym
beautiful, fine, handsome, pretty; are examples of ...................... synonyms.
Ideographic synonyms
What is a word with the same spelling but different meanings?
Homograph
In Syntagmatic Relations - He got a letter. Here 'got ' means
to receive
The semantic field of colour
blue,black,red ,etc
Lexico -semantic group (LSG)
Car ,bus, taxi - Vehicle
oak, pine - tree
horse, cow - animal
Name this classification
Hyponymy