Key Terms

Question 1

Abstract Noun

Answer 1

noun that refers to a concept of state, quality, feeling or emotion
you often cant see or touch it

Question 2

Accommodation theory

Answer 2

suggest that we accommodate or adjust our speech to accommodate the person we are addressing

Question 3

Acronym

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word formed form the initial letter of other word (eg LOL)

Question 4

Active Voice

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when a subject or verb is the agent in performing the action

Question 5

Adjacency pairs

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two pairs of exchanges following a predictable pattern and found in conversation

Question 6

Adverbial phrase

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word or group of words acting as an adverb, giving information about time, place or manner

Question 8

Adverb

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a word that tells us more about the verb or adjective

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Affix

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groups of letters forming a part of the word usually prefix (before) to suffix (after)

Question 10

Affixation

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process of adding an affix before or after an existing word to change its meaning or grammatical function

Question 11

Alliteration

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when two or more words begin with the same sound

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Amelioration

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change in the meaning of a word to give it a positive meaning

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Anaphoric references

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a word usually a pronoun, or expression in the text that refers back to another part in the text

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Analogy

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the use of comparison between two cases, that are usually dissimilar.

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Antithesis

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A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure

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Aspect

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used to show if the action is happening or continuing to happen e.g. progressive aspect verb

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Assimilation

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when sounds are pronounced differently form usually to make them easier to say

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Assonance

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when the vowel sounds in the middle of two or more words are similar

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Asyndetic listing

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when a listing does not involve the use of conjunctions such as “because” or “however”

Question 20

Auxiliary verb

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verbs that add functional or grammatical meaning to the clause in which they occur. They express tense, aspect, modality, voice, emphasis

Question 21

Back channelling

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a kind of feedback that shows that a person is being listed to

Question 22

Blend

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a word formed by combing parts of other words e.g. smog

Question 23

Borrowing

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a word or expression taken form another language

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Broadening

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when the meaning of a word is extended, the word can take on meaning

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Cataphoric references

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word or expression in a text that refers forward to another text

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Characterisation

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they way a writer conveys information about a character relating to their appearances, speech

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Clause

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a group of words forming a unit within a sentence, they usually contain a subject, verb and object

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Cliché

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expression that has lost it novelty value due to its being over used

Question 29

Clipping

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this is a word formed by shortening an existing word e.g. phone

Question 30

Cohesion

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techniques and devices used to connect different parts of a text with each other

Question 31

Coinage

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this is the creation of a complete new word

Question 32

Collective noun

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a noun that refers to the group of people, animal or things e.g. team

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Collaboration

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groups of words that are commonly found alongside each other e.g. summers day

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Colloquialism

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this an informal word or phrase that wouldn’t normally be used in formal written English

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common noun

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the noun that refers to a class of things or a concept

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Comparative adjectives

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adjectives that make a comparison, usually ending in “er”

Question 36

Complement

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part of a clause or a sentence that describes a subject or an object