English linguistics

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Across
  1. 2. A phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be ___________ from the literal definitions of the words.
  2. 5. The associated or secondary meaning of a word in addition to its literal definition.
  3. 6. The smallest grammatical unit in a language that carries meaning.
  4. 9. The vocabulary of a language, including its words and ___________.
Down
  1. 1. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words.
  2. 2. The modification of a word to express different grammatical categories such as tense, case, or number.
  3. 3. The set of rules that governs the structure of sentences in a language.
  4. 4. A distinct unit of sound in a language that distinguishes one word from another.
  5. 7. The study of how context influences the interpretation of meaning.
  6. 8. The study of meaning in language.