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LPC 2018 English Language > English Language - Glossary -20180313 > Flashcards

English Language - Glossary -20180313 Flashcards

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Syntax

A

The set of rules principles and processes the govern the structure of sentences in a given language.

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What is this an example of?

you know

actually

basically

like

I mean

okay

so

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Discourse particle
Discourse marker

A word or expression which shows the connection between what is being said and the wider context: Something that either connects a sentence to what comes before or after or indicates a speaker’s attitude to what S/he is saying.

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Phonology

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The study of the way sounds function within a given language or across languages to encode meaning.

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What is this an example of?

Library → libry

want to → wanna

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Elision

The omission(deletion) of a sound in connected speech.

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What is this an example of?

‘to’/tu/.

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Vowel reduction or vowel centalistion

Similar to elision but, instead of disappearing completely, vowels in unstressed positions are reduced to a schwa

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Morpheme

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The most basic unit of meaning.

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Lexicology

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The study of the form, meaning and behaviour of words in a language.

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What is this an example of?

Books
Picked
Cheaper
Unable

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Free Morpheme

A morpheme that can stand alone as a word. Also called an unbound morpheme.

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What is this an example of?

She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
Two tasty tacos

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Alliteration

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Bound Morpheme

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Is a morpheme that can not stand alone as its one word.

Books

Picked

Cheaper

Unable

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
Two tasty tacos

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Paralinguistic features

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The aspects of spoken communication that do not involve words

Body language

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Phonetics

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The study of the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech.

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What is this an example of?

“handbag” is often pronounced /ˈhæmbæɡ/

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Assimilation

Process by which one sound becomes more like a nearby sound.

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Assimilation

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Process by which one sound becomes more like a nearby sound.

“handbag” is often pronounced /ˈhæmbæɡ/

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Semantics

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The study of meaning in a language.

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Elision

A

The omission(deletion) of a sound in connected speech.

Library → libry

want to → wanna

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Free Morpheme

A

A morpheme that can stand alone as a word. Also called an unbound morpheme.

Books
Picked
Cheaper
Unable

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Passive voice

A

Subject has action done to them.

Is:The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes.

Is not:Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah.

20
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Modal Verb

A

An auxiliary verb that expresses necessity or possibility.

Must

Shall

Will

Should

May

21
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What is this an example of?

Books

Picked

Cheaper

Unable

A

Bound Morpheme

Is a morpheme that can not stand alone as its one word.

22
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What is this an example of?

Like father, like son.

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parallelism

When one or more sentences, phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure.

23
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What is this an example of?

Is:The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes.

Is not:Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah.

A

Passive voice

Subject has action done to them.

24
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Vowel reduction or vowel centalistion

A

Similar to elision but, instead of disappearing completely, vowels in unstressed positions are reduced to a schwa

‘to’/tu/.

25
Q

parallelism

A

When one or more sentences, phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure.

Like father, like son.

26
Q

What is this an example of?

Is:The dog bit the man.

Is Not:The man was bitten by the dog.

A

Active voice

The subject of sentence performs the action

27
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Active voice

A

The subject of sentence performs the action

Is:The dog bit the man.

Is Not:The man was bitten by the dog.

28
Q

What is this an example of?

Must

Shall

Will

Should

May

A

Modal Verb

An auxiliary verb that expresses necessity or possibility.

29
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Discourse particle
Discourse marker

A

A word or expression which shows the connection between what is being said and the wider context: Something that either connects a sentence to what comes before or after or indicates a speaker’s attitude to what S/he is saying.

you know

actually

basically

like

I mean

okay

so

30
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coherence

A

The sense relations in a text. Used so the text appears to be logically and semantically consistent for the reader.

31
Q

What is this an example of?

Body language

A

Paralinguistic features

The aspects of spoken communication that do not involve words

32
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Morphology

A

The study of words how they are formed and their relationship to other words in the same language.

LPC 2018 English Language (2 decks)

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