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Message board > vocabulary question: words from (?) a semantic field?
vocabulary question: words from (?) a semantic field?
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Montypython
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vocabulary question: words from (?) a semantic field?
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Dear friends,
I �m not sure about this instruction:
"Write down words from the "ghost" semantic field".
Could you tell me if it �s correct and how to improve the sentence please?
Thanks a lot!!!!:)
Have a great day!
Marie
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13 Sep 2011
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silvia.patti
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I �d rather use "topic" instead of "semantic field"
silvia
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13 Sep 2011
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Montypython
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yes, definitely!!!! thanks Silvia!!!!:) |
13 Sep 2011
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PhilipR
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I �ve no idea what you mean... 
Do you want me to write a number of words related to ghosts, like haunted house? |
13 Sep 2011
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valentinaper
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Because of the phrase "semantic field" in the instructions, I �d suppose "haunted house" would not be appropriate. I think it may have to do with the stem of the word and its "family". Perhaps some acceptable answers would be: ghostly, ghost-like and ghost-writer. |
13 Sep 2011
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Olindalima ( F )
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"Write down words from the "ghost" semantic field". Write down words related to the semantic field of the word " ghost " Write down words related to the family of the word " ghost "??????  |
13 Sep 2011
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mena22
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Valentinaper is right. It �s not a matter of association (haunted house, for example) but of meaning - other words, phrases, idiomatic expresssions, etc., that have the word "ghost": ghost story, ghost town, ghost writer, give up the ghost... Have a nice day, mena |
13 Sep 2011
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mariamit
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I didn �t understand what you meant until I read Linda �s rephrasing. I think either
"Write down words related to the semantic field of the word " ghost "
Write down words related to the family of the word " ghost " would be preferable as instructions.
Have a nice afternoon.
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13 Sep 2011
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Zora
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Hi there Monty!
I think you need to clarify this a little bit. I understand "semantic field" as being words related to "ghost" but not necessarily direct synonyms. (i.e. Spirits, spooks, poltergeists, banshees, etc.. )
Now if you are looking for words related to or describing "ghosts", I �d just phrase the question as:
Write down words related to the topic of ghosts. (i.e. spook, haunted house, supernatural, etc.)
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13 Sep 2011
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douglas
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I agree with Linda (as usual). Initially, I was like Philip and didn �t understand at all what you wanted.
You could also simplfy even further and say "Write down words related to the word �ghosts�." |
13 Sep 2011
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almaz
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@Mena
Are you not thinking of �lexeme � (or �lemma � - as in the headword of a dictionary entry)? I �ve always thought of a semantic field as having interrelated sets of lexemes ( �food �, for example �, is a semantic field which contains �sandwich �, �piri-piri �, �haggis � etc).
Oh, and you have a nice day, too.
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13 Sep 2011
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