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