Lexis and Semantics Flashcards
Polysyllabic
Words with more than one - syllable
Register
The level of formality
Slang
Informal, colloquial language
Figurative Language
Devices focusing on imagery and making analogies between objects and concepts
Semantic Field
Groups of lexis which have an unified theme
Jargon
Subject specific lexis
Personification
Giving inanimate objects human qualities
Polysyndeton
Repetition of ‘and’ in a sentence
Dynamic verbs
A verb which shows a progressive action
Anaphora
Repetition of lexis at the start of a sequence of clauses (rhetoric device)
Superlative
Saying that something is the best or worst it can be
Tone
The emotive voice / attitude behind a text
Intensifier
Modify adjectives or adverbs by heightening the emotive content
Monosyllabic
One - syllable words
Antithesis
Opposites within a clause
Hypophora
Question that is answered by the writer / speaker (rhetoric device)
Repetition
Lexis or grammatical structures used more than once for effect
Colloquial
Everyday language
Emotive Language
Lexis used to create a specific emotion in the reader
Epistrophe
Repetition of lexis at the end of a sequence of clauses (rhetoric device)
Triplet
Three adjectives or verbs in a sequence
Apposition
Noun or noun phrase which is immediately followed by a noun or noun phrase for clarification (rhetoric device)
Syntactic Parallelism
Repetition of the same syntax (rhetoric device)
Rhetorical Question
Question which does not require an answer (rhetoric device)
Archaic
Words which are less common in colloquial language
Noun
Person, place, thing, idea, etc
Taboo Language
Socially unacceptable language
Adverb
A word which describes a verb
Pronoun
Takes the place of a noun
Adjective
A describing word
Verb
A doing or being word
