Lexis and semantics

Lexis and semantics

1. Adjunct

   • An adverb that provides more information about a verb

2. Affix

   • A bound morpheme which is used to form a new word

3. Ambiguity

   • A term used to describe language with multiple meanins

4. Cardinal number

   • The basic form of a number

5. Closed class

   • A group of words with a grammatical function to which new words are rarely added

6. Collective noun

   • A noun that refers to a group

7. Concrete noun

   • A noun that refers to physical things

8. Coordinated conjunction

   • A word that joins words, phrases or clauses

9. Conjuct

10. Copula Verb

    • A verb that is followed by a compliment

11. ·

    • A noun that refers to things that can be counted

12. Degree adverb

    • An adverb which incicates the extent of a quality

13. Derivation

    • A term to describe words that are formed by adding affixes

14. Determiner

    • A closed class word which only at the beginning of a noun phrase and which defines the number and defininteness of the noun

15. Disjunct

    • A sentence adverb allowing the speaker to comment on the content or style of a sentence

16. -ed participle

    • A nonfinite verb formed by adding an -ed inflection to the base of regular verbs or which has an irregular form, which occurs with an auxiliary in a tensed verb phrease

17. Finite

    • A term used to describe verb phrases marked for tense, person and number

18. Homonym

    • Words with the same sound but different spelling and meaning

19. -ing participle

    • A nonfinite verb formed by adding an -ing inflection to the base form of a verb

20. lexical verb

    • The verb in a verb phrase that carries the main meaning

21. multi-word verb

    • A verb which has a particle

22. open class

    • A large group of words to which new words can be added

23. lexical set

    • A group of words linked by a common word class