Definitions : Semantic unit = any stretch of discourse which exhibits the

homonymy = the fact for a given form to correspond to more than one lexical unit which have nothing in common. ➢ referential polysemy = difference of reference ...
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Semantic unit = any stretch of discourse which exhibits the semantic contrast. Cen be made of different lexical units Lexical unit = a unit of one or more words, semantic constituents. Has the status of a unit in the lexis. Can enter in paradigmatic relation Compound = a lexical unit made of more than one element and which exhibits semantic and syntactic unity. The parts of a compound can't separate (ex : blackbird) Semantic constituent = the basic unit of meaning Facets = facets of one meaning reccurent semantic contrast (test S1 S2 / S3 S4) conceptual meaning = passive, stored use, cognitive meaning contextual meaning = active use, particular meaning in the context reference = denotata = what a word refers to necessary and sufficient features = cognitive features associated with a lexical unit which make it possible to distiguish all its denotata. prototype = the best example, the most relevent. The typical element of the prototype has the NSC. Categories are fuzzy synonymy = class relation of identity. Bilateral entailment. hyperonymy = « entails it is a » = one-way entailment taxonomy = a classifying branching hierarchy, there is hierarchy of the members co-hyponyms = the hyponyms of a given superordinate hyponym = a word whose meaning is included in the meaning of an other word superordinate = a word whose meaning includes the meanings of other words meronymy = a part-whole relation, there is no hierarchy of the members meronym = the part holonym = the whole polysemy = the fact for a given unit to have more than one meaning, but related meanings homonymy = the fact for a given form to correspond to more than one lexical unit which have nothing in common referential polysemy = difference of reference (through representation) : special case of polysemy lexical polysemy = normal polysemy of a lexical unit (cf 'polysemy') literal meaning = the most basic, primary meaning from which all other meanings are derived core meaning = not necessarily the idea of primacy. Close to the prototype : the most common, typical meaning. Others meanings are only specific instances of the prototypical meaning.



metonymy = using a word in place of an other, on the basis of a lexical relation metaphor = using a word in place of an other, on the basis of a comparison conceptual metaphors = metaphors which are engraded in our mind



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- any collection of texs or either items on which a study is based - a collection of texts usually computerised designed with the aim of representativity for the purpose of doing linguistic research concordance = all the instances of the word, in a corpus