Language Levels Flashcards
What is Deixis?
Pointing to something within a text
What is a personal pronoun?
refers to a particular person, group, or thing (I, You, He, She, it, etc.)
What is a Possessive Pronoun?
takes the place of a noun to show ownership (mine, yours, etc.)
What is a Reflexive Pronoun?
used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same (myself, yourself, etc.)
What is a Demonstrative Pronoun?
use to talk about something specific (These, Those, This, That)
What is a Relative Pronoun?
pronouns used to introduce a relative clause (who, that, which)
What is intertextuality?
When a text makes reference to another existing text for effect
What is a determiner?
A word that comes before a noun or noun phrase to clarify if the noun is specific or general.
What is the definite article?
The
What is the indefinite article?
A/an
What is a quantifier?
A word to give information about the quantity of a noun
What is a preposition?
Words which show the location of a noun
What is a co-ordinating conjunction?
A linking word which connects independent clauses or phrases, giving equal importance to each section
What is a subordinating conjunction?
A linking word which connects an independent clause with a subordinate clause
What is an abstract noun?
The lexis which refers to states, feelings and concepts that do not have a physical existence
What is a concrete noun?
The lexis which refers to things with a physical existence
What is a verbal verb?
The lexis which is linked to the process of making sounds
What is a material verb?
The lexis which refers to a physical action
What is a mental verb?
The lexis which shows internal processes e.g. thinking
What is a relational verb?
The lexis which describes states of being e.g. be, appear, seem
What is a dynamic verb?
The lexis which describes actions we can take, or things that happen; they have a continuous form (Chis is kicking the ball)
What is a stative verb?
The lexis which describes states/conditions unlikely to change (possession, feeling, perception, mental processes, identity); typically, they do not have a continuous form (Chris is having a car)
What is an attributive adjective?
Adjectives placed before the head noun e.g. the dangerous animal
What is a predicative adjective?
Adjectives placed after the head noun e.g. the day was good
What is a superlative adjective?
Adjectives that express the highest quality of something
What is a comparative adjective?
An adjective that makes a comparison between two things
What is amelioration?
A process where a word or phrase develops more positive connotations
What is pejoration?
A process where a word or phrase develops more negative connotations