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Lexis

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The vocabulary of a language (the technical term for words).

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Open word class

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The overarching lexical category of word classes where new words can continually be added.

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Noun

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A word that refers to a person, place, thing or event.

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Count nown

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A noun that c an be preceded by a number and counted.

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Count noun - example

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Three books.

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Mass noun

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A noun that can’t be counted and doesn’t have a plural.

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Mass noun - examples

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Information.
Freedom.

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Proper noun

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The lexis which refers to names of people, places or organisations.

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Proper noun - example

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Bournemouth.

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Abstract noun

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The lexis which refers to states, feelings and concepts that do not have a physical existence.

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Abstract nouns - examples

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Freedom.
Love.

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Concrete noun

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The lexis which refers to thinks with a physical existence.

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Concrete noun - example

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Book.

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Collective noun

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The lexis which refers to group of things, especially animals.

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Collective noun - example

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A flock of sheep

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Hypernym

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An overarching (category) noun which encompasses many other nouns.

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Hypernym - examples

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Animals.
Vegetables.

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Hyponym

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A noun with a narrower meaning which is part of a hypernym (category member).

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Hyponym - examples

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Cow.
Pig.
Carrott.
Pea.

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Verb

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A word or phrase that describes an action, condition or experience.

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Verbal verb

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The lexis which is linked to the process of making sounds.

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Verbal verb - examples

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Shouted.
Whisphered.
Hissed.

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Material verb

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The lexis which refers to a physical action

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Material verb - examples

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Running.
Jumping.

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Mental verb

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The lexis which shows internal processes.

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Mental verb - examples

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Thinking.
Wishing.
Believing.

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Relational verb

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The lexis which describes states of being.

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Relational verb - examples

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Be.
Appear.
Seem.

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Dynamic verb

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The lexis which describes actions we can take, or things that happen; they have a continuous form.

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Dynamic verb - example

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Chris kicks the ball.

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Stative verb

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The lexis which describes states / conditions unlikely to change (possession, feeling, perception, identity).
Typically, they do not have a continuous form.

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Stative verb - examples

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Chris has a car.
Chris knows a lot.
Chris is a doctor.

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Adjective

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A word that describes a noun.

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Attributive adjective

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Adjectives placed before the head noun.

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Attributive adjective - examples

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A dangerous animal.

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Predicative adjective

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Adjectives placed after the head noun.

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Predicative adjective - example

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The day was good.

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Demonstrative adjective

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Indicates exactly which noun the speaker means and is usually used within spoken language as it requires context.

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Demonstrative adjective - examples

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These.
Those.
This.
That.

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Possessive adjective

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A word which is placed before a noun to show ownership.

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Possessive adjective - examples

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My.
Your.
His.
Her.
Its.
Our.
Your.
Their.

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Adverb

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A word which describes a verb.

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Temporal adverb

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A word or phrase which expresses when the verb happens.

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Temporal adverb - examples

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Tomorrow.
Today.
Later.
Now.

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Degree adverb

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A word which expresses the intensity of an adjective, adverb or verb.

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Degree adverb - examples

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Too.
Enough.
Very.
Quite.
Extremely.

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Duration adverb

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A word which expresses how long the verb happens for.

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Duration adverb - examples

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Forever.
Minutes.

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Frequency adverb

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A word which expresses how often the verb happens.

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Frequency adverb - examples

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Sometimes.
Daily.

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Manner adverb

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A word which expresses how the verb happens.

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Manner adverb - examples

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Badly.
Greedily.

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Spatial adverb

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A word or phrase which expresses where the verb happens.
These can sometimes be used as prepositions where they must be immediately followed by a noun.

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Spatial adverb - examples

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Here.
There.

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Positive

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The basic form of an adjective or adverb without any sense of comparison.

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Positive - examples

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Grumpy.
Fast.

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Comparative

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An adjective or adverb which compares two things shower greater or lesser degree (usually ends in -er).

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Comparative - examples

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Grumpier.
Faster.

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Superlative

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An adjective or an adverb which shows the greatest or least degree (usually ends in - est).

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Superlative - examples

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Grumpiest.
Fastest.

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