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Flashcards by Annabelle Langmead, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Annabelle Langmead
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| Question | Answer |
| Subordinate | the ‘lower’ word in a hyponymic chain. |
| Superordinate | the ‘higher’ word in a hyponymic chain. |
| NOUN | Names of objects, feelings, ideas, people or places |
| VERB | Shows actions or events or states of being |
| ADJECTIVE | Adds detail to nouns |
| ADVERB | Adds detail to verbs |
| DETERMINER | Positioned in front of the noun to add clarity. |
| Common Noun | physical entities (things). |
| Abstract Noun | emotions, ideas, and concepts |
| Collective Noun | words used to signify a number of nouns together. |
| Proper Nouns | names of people / places / organisations |
| Emotive Adjectives | adds information about the emotional reaction to a noun. |
| Specifying Adjective | adds information about the type or classification of a noun. |
| Base Adjective | standard form of adjective (small) |
| Comparative Adjective | the form for comparing two terms (smaller) |
| Superlative Adjective | adjectives inflected with ‘est’ or most to indicate an extreme (smallest) |
| Adverbs | Just remember that not all adverbs end in ‘ly’ Soon / later / again / afterwards / however |
| Material Verbs | Describes actions or events hit, run, eat, push, paint |
| Relational Verbs | Describes states of being / used to identify be, appear, seem, become |
| Mental Verbs | Describe perception, thought, speech Think, say, believe, love |
| Personal Pronouns | I, you, she, they |
| Possessive Pronouns | My, his, our, their |
| Reflexive Pronouns | Myself, himself, theirselves |
| Demonstrative Pronouns | This, these, that, those |
| Relative Pronouns | Who, whom, which |
| Singular Pronouns 1st Person | Subject - I Object - Me Possessive - My |
| Singular Pronouns 2nd Person | Subject - You Object - You Possessive - Your |
| Singular Pronouns 3rd Person | Subject - He / She Object - Him / Her Possesive - His / Her |
| Plural Pronouns 1st Person | Subject - We Object - Us Possessive - Our |
| Plural Pronouns 2nd Person | Subject - You Object - You Possessive - Your |
| Plural Pronouns 3rd Person | Subject - They Object - Them Possessive - Their |
| Lexical Cohesion ADDITION | And, also, too, in addtion, furthermore |
| Lexical Cohesion CONSEQUENCE | So, therefore, thus, as a result, consequently |
| Lexical Cohesion COMPARATIVE | Similarly, likewise, just as, as well, also, but, however, whereas, on the contrary, on the other hand |
| Lexical Cohesion TEMPORAL | Later, next , soon, afterwards |
| Lexical Cohesion ENUMERATION | Firstly, then, finally |
| Lexical Cohesion SUMMATIVE | In conclusion, on the whole, all in all |
| Referencing (Cohesion) ANAPHORIC REFERENCING | referring back to an already identified lexical item. |
| Referencing (Cohension) CATAPHORIC REFERENCING | referring forwards to an as yet undisclosed lexical item. |
| Variety and Entertainment SUBSTITUTION | replacing one set of lexical items with another. |
| Variety and Entertainment ELLIPSIS | the missing out of words from a sentence. |
| Synonym | words with similar semantic values. |
| Antonyms | words with opposite semantic values. |
| Complementary | truly opposite antonyms. |
| Gradable | antonyms that are not exact opposites but can be considered opposites in terms of quality. |
| Complementary | Alive - Dead True - False Man - Woman |
| Gradable | Narrow - Wide Long - Short Beautiful - Ugly |
| Euphemism | a socially acceptable word or phrase used to avoid talking about something potentially distasteful. |
| Dysphemism | a harsh 'too the point' and possibly taboo term - sometimes used for a humorous effect. |
| Under - specificity | inappropriately vague lexical choices |
| Over - specificity | inappropriate lexical choices that are too specific |
| Conceptual metaphors | where an underlying conceptual structure links two different lexical fields Life / Battle Life / Journey Time / Money |
| Main Verb (MV) | verb detailing the main process in a verb phrase. |
| Auxiliary Verb (AUX) | verb that supports the main verb in a phrase. |
| Negating Particle (NEG) | a negative element. |
| Obligatory Component | the main verb. |
| Optional Component | everything else. |
| Primary Auxiliary | verbs used to denote tense do, be, have |
| Modal Auxiliary Verb [ Used to be persuasive ] | verbs that will only exist in conjunction with other verbs will // would, can // could, shall // should, may // might // must |
| Morphemes | Free - a word on it's own Bound - needs other morphemes to make a word |
| Phrases | A group of words that operate like a single lexical item. |
| Noun Phrases | Most common phrases. |
| Head Noun | The most important word of the phrase. |
| Modifier Pre // Post | A word, phrase, or clause that functions as an adjective or adverb to limit or qualify the meaning of another word or word group. |
| Prepotional Phrases | A phrase that starts with a preposition and ends with noun (or a pronoun). in, from, before, with |
| Determiners | A word or a group of words that introduces a noun. the, a, this, some |
| Qualifiers | Words or phrases that are added to another word to modify its meaning, either by limiting it or enhancing it. somewhat, very, really, quite |
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