lexis and semantics key terms

Question 1

adjunct

Answer 1

adverb that provides more information about a verb answering the questions when? how? where?
ie the baby often (time) sleeps fretfully (manner) upstairs (manner)

Question 2

affix

Answer 2

bound morpheme which is used to form new words ie declutter

Question 3

cliché

Answer 3

an image that has lost its original meaning or novelty through overuse
ie scared to death

Question 4

closed class

Answer 4

a group of words with a grammatical function that words are rarely added to
ie prepositions, pronouns

Question 5

coinage

Answer 5

the construction and addition of new words to the word stock

Question 6

collocation

Answer 6

recognisable group of words that appear together
ie there you go

Question 7

conjunct

Answer 7

adverb that has a linking function
ie nevertheless, however

Question 8

coordinating conjunction

Answer 8

word that joins words, phrases, clauses, or sentences of equal grammatical status
ie and, but, either

Question 9

copula verb

Answer 9

verb followed that is followed by a complement
ie be, seem

Question 10

demonstrative

Answer 10

used to describe pronouns and determiners that distinguish between similar items
ie this/that, these, those

Question 11

derivation

Answer 11

used to describe words that are formed by adding affixes to create new words
ie arriv(e) + al = arrival

Question 12

determiner

Answer 12

defines the number and definiteness of a noun
ie some, the

Question 13

disjunct

Answer 13

sentence adverb allowing the speaker or writer to comment on the content or style of a sentence
ie fortunately for you, clearly

Question 14

dynamic verb

Answer 14

expresses an action rather than a state
has a progressive state
ie i was picking apples