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English Language Terminology
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Mind Map on English Language Terminology, created by lauren9797 on 04/22/2014.
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English Language Terminology
Moods and Modal Verbs
Moods
Imperative = Command Declarative = Statement Interrogative = Question Exclamatory = Exclamtion
Modal Verbs
Can/Could May/Might Must/Shall
Adverbials
Time
Place
Manner
Frequency
Degree
Comarative = Er
Superlative = Est
Dynamic and Stative Verbs
Dynamic
Action = Kick, Hit
Stative
Describes feeling/emotion
Grices Maxims
Quanitity - As informative as possible, only info thats needed
Quality - Truthful, no false info
Relation - Relevant to the subject
Manner - Clear and brief
References
Cataphoric Reference
Refers to another unit that is introduced later on in the text
Anaphoric Reference
Refers to another unit that was introduced earlier on in the text
Colloquilalism - Informal language usage e.g bloke, fella, lass
Personification - Giving an inanimate object human characteristics
Hypophora - Question that gets answered straight away
Nouns
Common/Concrete - Everyday Objects
Proper Noun - Name of a person, place
Collective Noun - Refers to a group of people. animals or things
Abstract Noun - Describe things that have no physical qualities
Conjunctions
Co-ordinating Conjunction - Word that joins elements of equal ranks
And, Or, But
Surbordinating Conjunction - used to introduce a surbordinate clause
Because, While, Until
Hyperbole - Exageration used to heighten feeling and intensity
Listing
Syndetic Listing - Using conjunctions to join clauses
Asyndetic Listing - The omission of co-ordinating conjunctions as a feature of rhetorical style
Intertextuality - Relationship between texts
Semantic Field - Lexical set of semantically related items
Narrative Mode
1st Person - I, We
2nd Person - You
3rd Person - He, She, It, They
Anaphora - repetition of a word or phrase repeated at the beggining of a clause
C - Context A - Audience P - Purpose
Semantics - The study of the meaning of words
Auxhillary Verbs - To be, To have, To do
Superlatives - Word that emphasized the extremes e.g Best, Worst
Premodification - descriptive words come before the thing being described
Postmodification - descriptive words come after the thing being described
Comparative - adjective that relates one thing usually ends in "er" Bigger, Smaller, Further
Pathetic Fallacy - When the enviroment or weather mirrors emotions
Taboo Language Words that a avoided because considered offensive (Swear words)
Parallelism - When phrases or sentences have a similar pattern or structure
Jargon - Specialist vocab associated with a particular occupation or activity
Collocations - Words that through usage just naturally go together (fish and chips, salt and vinegar
Tenor - The tone or relationship between author and reader and how it is created
Ambiguity - Can be one or more possible meanings or outcomes in a story, creating a sense of intrigue
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