linguistic toolkit Flashcards
what frequency of lexis demands a higher level of knowledge?
Low frequency lexis demands a higher level of knowledge. ‘go up’ is high frequency. ‘ascend’ is low frequency
what are semantic fields
a group of words of related meanings
what is an ‘auxiliary’ verb
a verb that assists the main verb. Primary auxiliary verbs are forms of be, have do. Modal auxiliaries are such verbs as may, might, should.
what is a modifier?
word or phrase that gives more info about the head element in the phrase.
what is a determiner
a word which co-ococurs with a noun to show meaning such as a number, quantity or identity.
what is the difference between a concrete noun and an abstract noun
concrete noun- refers to people and things that physically exist. abstract noun- refers to ideas, qualities and conditions.
what are the 3 forms of most adjectives (give examples)
absolute, comparative and superlative.
sad, sadder, saddest.
the difference between referential and evaluative adjectives?
r: give factual information eg red book
e: offer an opinion eg the difficult exam
what is it called if the text ‘fakes’ and artificial relationship with the reader?
synthetic personalisation
use of first person plural pronouns to include the reader is called what? and what does this create
inclusive address and it creates a pseudo community
what is meant by non-standard forms?
words from slang or dialect
what is the sliding together of two sounds into one in rapid casual speech called (eg dunno, gotcha)
elision
what is the difference between a declarative and an interrogative sentence?
d: makes a statement, i: asks a question
what’s the difference between an imperative and an exclamatory sentence?
i: issues a command (eg Drive carefully) e: expresses a strong feeling (eg You crashed my car!)
difference between simple and compound sentences
simple sentences are made of 1 main clause, compound sentence have 2 or more main clauses.
