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Idiolect

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The linguistic system associated with an individual speaker - it includes all aspects of their language

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Components of lexicology

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  • idiolect
  • sociolect
  • word classes: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions
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Sociolect

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A variety of language used by people of a particular social group or socioeconomic status

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Word classes

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  • nouns
  • verbs
  • adjectives
  • adverbs
  • conjunctions
  • prepositions
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Open word class

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Can accept new words - nouns, verbs and adjectives

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Closed word class

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Cannot accept new words - prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, determiners

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Nouns

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Known as naming words

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Types of nouns

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  • proper
  • common
  • concrete
  • abstract
  • count
  • non-count
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Proper noun

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A unique entity such a a person or place

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Common noun

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General item

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Concrete noun

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Noun you can experience with your senses eg. dog, computer, student

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Abstract noun

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Noun you cannot experience with your senses eg. intelligence, bravery, love

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Count noun

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Nouns you can count: if you can add a number to it or an -s on the end eg. cookies

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Non-count noun

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Noun that cannot be counted eg. rudeness, flour

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Verbs

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Express actions or states

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Types of verbs

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  • lexical
  • auxiliary
  • modal
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Lexical verbs

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Express meaning in a verb phrase

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Auxiliary verbs

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Construct different timescales, emphasis or give other information

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Modal verbs

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(Type of auxiliary verb) Convey information about the likelihood of a verb taking place

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Adjectives

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Describing words that provide additional information to the noun

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Adverbs

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Descriptive verbs; they describe the way something is done

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Conjunction

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Known as joining words

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Preposition

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Indicate how one thing is related to something else eg. at, past, into, on, to

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Determiner

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Precede nouns and refer directly to them eg. the, a, it’s, those

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Modifiers

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When other word classes take the place of an adjective eg. the running boy

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Neologisms

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Newly coined terms that have the ability to become part of everyday society eg. Selfie, yolo

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