lexis Flashcards
proper noun
Refer to names of places and people.
abstract noun
Refer to states, feelings and concepts that do not have a physical existence.
concrete noun
Refer to objects that have a physical existence.
material verb
Show actions of events.
mental verb
Show internal processes like thinking.
verb verbal
ow external process of communicating through speech.
relational
Identify properties or show states of being.
for example
; own have seem appear belongs to
base adjective
The basic form of an adjective
comparative adjective
comapre twio with er at the edn
superlative adjective
compare two things identifying the best example
adverbs of manner
Used to describe how an action was performed
adverbs of place
used to describe where an action was preformed
adverbs of time
used to describe when an action was performed and for how long
personal pronoun
refer to people and are
differentiated in terms of person (1st, 2nd, 3rd) number and gender.
demonstrative pronouns
Orientate the reader or listener towards object, or idea either nearby or further away
indefinite pronoun
Refer to a person, object or idea that is non-specific.
article determiners
shows that something is definite or indefinite
possessive determiners
Show ownership.
quantify determiners
how either a specific or non specific quantity of a noun.
coordinating conjunctions
Link words or clauses that are equal. Same syntactic importance
FANBOYS
Conjunctions Subordinating
Link clauses to show that one is dependent on the other.
dynamic verb
A verb that describes an action rather than a state; that has a specific start and end time.
evaluating adjective
Adjectives used to express a positive or negative affect about something.
interrogative pronouns
WH words used to ask questions.
intensifiers
A type of adverb that strengths the meaning of other expressions
negator
Denial of the truth of a clause or sentence using a negative word (negator)
preposition
A word expressing a relation to another word.
relational
a verb that describes a state of being
antonym
gradable antonym- can be graded on a scale,”hot/cold”“wet/dry”
binary antonym/complementary, it has no middle ground “dead/alive”“single/married”
Relational antonyms rely on each other “borrow/led”“wife/husband”
What do they represent? Can emphasise a relationship between two ideas and link them to create cohesion
synonym
largely similar meanings may vary depending on contextual factors
