Semantically, the meaning of a c________ is often idiomatic, not always being the sum total of the meanings of its components.

Explain the term “euphemism” with examples. Describe the use of euphemisms in social communication. What will result in euphemistic clichés?

Describe the distinctive features of Black English in its syntactic system by using examples.

phone

ethnic dialect

language center

creole

hierarchical structure

contrastive analysis

interlanguage

co-hyponyms