component 1 terms

Question 1

interrogative sentence

Answer 1

sentence that asks a question

Question 2

dynamic verb

Answer 2

a verb that expresses an action

Question 3

contraction

Answer 3

combining two words together to make a shorter word

Question 4

declarative sentence

Answer 4

makes a statement

Question 5

fillers

Answer 5

words used to stall like um, uh etc

Question 6

hedges

Answer 6

softening speech to make something indirect and polite e.g i think somewhat it’s possible

Question 7

socialect

Answer 7

language of a specific social group

Question 8

idiolect

Answer 8

language of an individual

Question 9

evaluative adjective

Answer 9

adjective that can be measured/compared

Question 10

tag question

Answer 10

interrogative attached to end of statement to encourage a reply

Question 11

imperative sentence

Answer 11

command

Question 12

discourse markers

Answer 12

words used to connect and link what we say e.g right, okay, anyway

Question 13

superlatives

Answer 13

adjectives/ adverbs used for comparison using -est

Question 14

high frequency lexis

Answer 14

words that appear often in everyday speech e.g the, and, i etc

Question 15

abstract noun

Answer 15

nouns that refer to concept/thing with no physical qualities

Question 16

pronoun

Answer 16

words that replace nouns

Question 17

vocative

Answer 17

term of address used to refer directly to a person in speech

Question 18

syntax

Answer 18

order of words

Question 19

pragmatics

Answer 19

how meaning of text is perceived depending on context

Question 20

discourse

Answer 20

how text is structured

Question 21

phonology

Answer 21

how sounds work to create meaning in language

Question 22

grammar

Answer 22

way individual words are structured/arranged in sentences

Question 23

etymology

Answer 23

study of words and their history

Question 24

semantic field

Answer 24

collection of words that relate to each other

Question 25

dialect

Answer 25

language that is specific to geographical area

Question 26

overt/covert prestige

Answer 26

standard dialect (how people should speak to gain social status within wider community) / nonstandard dialect (how people should speak to be considered part of certain community)

Question 27

politeness theory

Answer 27

need of each speaker to be considered of equal status to other speakers and not be imposed upon or belittled

Question 28

grice’s maxims

Answer 28

obey the maxims of quality, (truthful) quantity, (talk enough, not talk the same) relevance and manner (easy to understand) so that the conversation is successful.

Question 29

leech

Answer 29

several maxims that related to politeness; tact maxim, generosity maxim, approbation maxim, modesty maxim, agreement maxim and sympathy maxim

Question 30

accommodation theory

Answer 30

changes people make to their speech, to emphasise or minimise the differences between them

Question 31

synthetic personalisation

Answer 31

effectiveness of personal pronouns when addressing a mass audience to create a perceived personal bond between audience and producer