Glossary 2 Flashcards
Buzz words
Words that are fashionable in a particular occupational group.
Cataphora
A reference in a text to something in the future, that follows in later phrases or sentences, e.g These are the directions..
Characterisation
The way that a writer conveys information about a character relating to their appearance, speech, etc
Child- directed speech (CDS)
The way that caregivers talk to children usually in simplified and/or exaggerated language.
Cognitive theory
A theory of language acquisition that suggests children need to have acquired certain mental concepts before they can acquire language.
Cohesion
The linking of ideas in texts to ensure the text makes sense.
Collocation
Words that commonly appear togetehr in order, in specific lexical units, e.g. done and dusted.
Compound
a new word created by combining two or more existing words or morphemes.
Clause
The simplest meaningful unit of sentence
Clipping
When a shortened version of a word becomes a word in it’s own right
Coining
The general term for creating new words
Common noun
A noun that refers to a class of things or a concept. Every noun is a common noun except those that refer to unique things, e.g. the names of particular people or places.
Comparative
An adjective that makes a degree of comparison, normally by adding an er- suffix, e.g. taster
Complement
A word or phrase that gives more information about the subject or object in a sentence, e.g. the boy is (actually a cow).
Connotation
The associations that are made with a particular word.
