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12 Cards in this Set
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Tautology
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Something that is always true in any situation
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Generonym
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Refers to a brand name used for a category
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Metonym
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Property associated with it (derogation)
-(eg: All hands on deck: hands refer to people) |
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Hypernym
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General category a thing or animal falls into (elevation)
-(eg: cat(hyponym)-----> animal (hypernym)) |
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Grinding
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Turning a count noun into a mass noun
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Packaging
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Turning a mass noun into a count noun
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Dexsis
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Words that cannot be understood without additional context
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Indexicals
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Reference can shift from context to context
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Morpheme
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Smallest grammatical unit of language
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Phonesthesia
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Sound symbolism
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Phonesthemes
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Particular sound sequence that suggests a certain meaning
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Onomatopoeia
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the naming of a thing or action through a vocal imitation
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