Language level 1: Lexis and semantics

Question 1

Lexis

Answer 1

vocabulary

Question 2

word class

Answer 2

a group of words that fulfill the same kind of role + function in speech + writing

Question 3

noun

Answer 3

a word that names a thing or concept

Question 4

verb

Answer 4

a word that shows a state of being, action or concept

Question 5

adjective

Answer 5

a word that modifies a noun

Question 6

adverb

Answer 6

a word that modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb

Question 7

open (or lexical) word class

Answer 7

a word class that is generally open to a new membership

Question 8

closed (or grammatical) word class

Answer 8

a word class which doesn’t readily admit new members

Question 9

pronoun

Answer 9

a word that substitutes a noun (e.g. he, she, they, it)

Question 10

determiner

Answer 10

a word that adds detail or clarity to a noun (e.g. the, my, some)

Question 11

preposition

Answer 11

a word that shows connections between other words often showing a sense of place or time (e.g. in, on, between, during)

Question 12

conjunction

Answer 12

a word that connects larger structures such as phrases, clauses and sentences (e.g. and, but, because)

Question 13

word class table…

Answer 13

see on flashcard

Question 14

semantic field

Answer 14

a group of words that fulfil the same kind of role + function in speech + writing

Question 15

collocates

Answer 15

words that typically appear together

Question 16

fixed expression

Answer 16

a well-used group of words that becomes accepted and used as 1 long structure

Question 17

synonym

Answer 17

a word that has equivalent meaning to another word

Question 18

euphemism

Answer 18

a more socially acceptable word or phrase

Question 19

dysphemism

Answer 19

using a blunt or direct word instead of a more polite or indirect alternative, close to taboo

Question 20

antonym

Answer 20

words that have opposite meanings

Question 21

hyponymy

Answer 21

the way of viewing the relationship between more general and specific words

Question 22

metaphor

Answer 22

a structure that presents 1 thing in terms of another