English Terminology Flashcards
Grammar
The structural relationships within and between sentences (types,tense and voice)
Lexis
Vocabulary choice/word
Phonetics/phonology
The sounds of language
Accents,alliteration,rhyme
Semantics
Surface meanings
Semantic fields
A group of words that can be grouped together using a topic
Pragmatics
How meanings of words can change due to the context and wether it’s written or spoken.
Discourse
Turn-taking (changed)/order of content
Eg:law,politics
Graphology
Presentational features of the text
Register
How languages varies based on audience,purpose and context.formality of texts
Mode
How language varies depending of type of communication.
Idiolect
The language style of individuals (grammatical features)
Dialect
The language style of a specific area,words related to that region.
Sociolect
The language style of a specific group of people.determined by social group,education ect
