Semantics and Lexicon

KEYTERMS	1. A set of key terms for the study of semantics and lexicon.
NERDING OUT EUPHEMISMS	2. An exercise that asks you to create as many euphemisms as you can for several terms.
GETTING TO KNOW THE OED	3. Exercises designed to familiarize you with the features of the Oxford English Dictionary, using the online third edition of the OED.
SEMANTIC CHANGE I	4. These exercises in pdf format introduce you to metonymy, synecdoche, and other semantic changes. Bring the completed exercise to section. (Quiz format.)
SEMANTIC CHANGE II	5. It's no surprise that the meaning of words can change over time. The changes are not random, but generally follow regular patterns that can be identified. This exercise asks you to track some of them. (Quiz format.)
KENNINGS	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.