Appendix A : Lexis and Semantics Flashcards

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Polysyllabic

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Words with more than one syllable

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Register

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The level of formality

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Slang

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Informal, colloquial language

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Figurative language

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Compares objects and concepts to create further meaning

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Semantic field

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Words which have the same theme

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Jargon

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Subject specific lexis

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Personification

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Giving inanimate objects human qualities

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Polysyndeton

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Repetition of ‘and’ in a sentence

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Dynamic verb

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Verbs which show progressive action

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Anaphora

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Repetition of lexis at the beginning of a clause

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Superlative

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The best or worst something can be

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Tone

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The attitude behind the voice

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Intensifier

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Modify adjectives of adverbs by heightening the emotive context

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Monosyllabic

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Single syllabled words

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration for effect

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Antithesis

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Opposites within a clause

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Hypophora

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Question answered by the speaker

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Repetition

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Lexis/ grammar used more than once for effect

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Colloquial

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Everyday language

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Emotive language

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Lexis used to create a specific emotion in the reader

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Epistrophe

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The repetition of lexis at the end of a clause

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Triplet

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3 adjectives/ verbs in a sentence

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Apposition

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A noun immediately followed by another noun for clarification

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Syntactic parallelism

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Repetition of the same syntax

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Rhetorical question

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Question that doesn’t require and answer

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Archaic

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Old fashioned words that aren’t used in everyday language

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Noun

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Person, place, thing, idea, etc

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Taboo language

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Socially unacceptable language

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Adverb

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A word which describes a verb

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Pronoun

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Takes the place of a noun

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Adjective

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Describing word

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Verb

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Doing word

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Demotic *

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Regular language

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Quantifier *

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A word used with a noun to show an amount

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Article *

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A word used to modify a noun