1. A set of key terms for the study of semantics and lexicon. |
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2. An exercise that asks you to create as many euphemisms as you can for several terms. |
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3. Exercises designed to familiarize you with the features of the Oxford English Dictionary, using the online third edition of the OED. |
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SEMANTIC CHANGE I | 4. These exercises in pdf format introduce you to metonymy, synecdoche, and other semantic changes. Bring the completed exercise to section. |
SEMANTIC CHANGE II | 5. The link below takes you offsite to an exercise given in the format of a short quiz (it doesn't count as a quiz) |
6. From Old English "whale-road" to a music lover's "ear worm," the kenning is an ancient rhetorical device that is still flourishing today. This exercise asks you to identify kennings from a list and then come up with a few additional ones. |