KEY CONCEPTS
KEY CONCEPTS
As it was explained before, lexis are words that their meaning change according to some factors and they are:
1. DENOTATION
Denotation or 'denotative meaning' is about the set meaning of the words that dictionaries or books teach to people.
Example: It's a sunny day. Let's play in the park.
Sunny: It means a bright, clear and shine weather.
2. SYNONYMS
Words with the same or similar meaning.
Example:
Game is similar to Match. Food is similar to Nourishment.
3. ANTONYMS
It is the opposite meaning of another word.
Example: Ask is different to answer. Good is different to bad.
4. LEXICAL SETS
A lexical set consists of a group of words that have the same pronunciation. It means that those words have similar sounds.
Example:
NEAR: beer, here, fear, pierce, etc. PRICE: ripe, side, try, eye, etc
5. WORD FAMILIES
Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern. They have some of the same combinations of letters in them and a similar sound.
Example:
ice: dice, ice, mice, nice, price, rice, etc
ad : bad, sad, had, glad, dad, etc.
6. HOMONYMS
Homonyms are two words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings.
Example:
Watch: to look at, to see the TV or a screen.
Watch: A clock with a small belt that you put in you wrist.
7. HOMOPHONES
Example:
Be: To be verb
Bee: A small animal with wings that makes honey.
8. FALSE FRIENDS
‘False friends’ are words in two languages which look similar or sound similar, but both have different definitions.
Example: SOAP (english) sounds similar to SOPA (spanish) but both have different meaning.
SOAP: A substance with ingredients that are useful for clean 
SOPA: A word in spanish that refers to a food with water and other species.
9. PREFIXES
These are letters that are added at the beginning of a word to make a new word with a different meaning.
Example: im-possible; un-able; over-come.
10. SUFFIXES
These are letters that are added at the end of a word to make a new word with a different meaning.
Example: Relation-ship; refer-ence; flor-ist
11. COMPOUNDS
Compound words are formed when two or more words work together to create a new word that has a new meaning.
Example: 
Sun: It is a big star that is extremely hot located in the solar system.
Flower: Part of a plant.
Sunflower: It is a type of flower, big and yellow that seems like a sun.
12. COLLOCATIONS
Collocations refer to a word or groups of words that usually go together.
Example: get along with; go crazy; keep a diary; get married.
References
Storjohann, P. (2010). Lexical-Semantic Relations : Theoretical and practical perspectives. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uta-ebooks/reader.action?docID=623372&ppg=1
Examples of Compound Words for Kids. (2015, september 22). https://www.turtlediary.com/blogs/150-examples-of-compound-words-for-kids.html
Argentina, W. S. E. (2013). False Friends. https://www.wallstreetenglish.com.ar/blog/false-friends
Meloney Hall. (2015, may 21). Meet the NYM Family: Homonyms, Synonyms, Antonyms VIDEO [vídeo]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7J7Z4dkp6I
Staff, V. (2020, march 11). Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs Lists. Recuperado de https://www.spellingcity.com/homophones-and-homonyms.html
