Paper 1 Terminology (Lexis and Semantics)

Question 1

Register

Answer 1

the level of formality

Question 2

Polysyllabic

Answer 2

words with more than one- syllable

Question 3

Demotic

Answer 3

regular language

Question 4

Slang

Answer 4

informal, colloquial language

Question 5

Jargon

Answer 5

subject specific lexis

Question 6

Polysyndeton

Answer 6

repetition of ‘and’ in a sentence

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

giving inatimate objects human qualities

Question 8

Dynamic verbs

Answer 8

a verb which shows a progressive action

Question 9

Figurative language

Answer 9

devices focusing on imagery and making analogies between objects and concepts -e.g. metaphor, simile

Question 10

Semantic field

Answer 10

groups of lexis which have a unified theme

Question 11

Superlative

Answer 11

saying that something is the best or worst it can be

Question 12

Anaphora

Answer 12

repetition of lexis at the start of a sequence of clauses (rhetoric device)

Question 13

Tone

Answer 13

the emotive voice/attitude behind a text

Question 14

Intensifier

Answer 14

modify adjectives or adverbs by heightening the emotive content

Question 15

Monosyllabic lexis

Answer 15

one-syllable words

Question 16

Hyperbole

Answer 16

exaggeration

Question 17

Antithesis

Answer 17

opposites within a clause

Question 18

Hypophora

Answer 18

question that is answered by the writer/speaker (rhetoric device)

Question 19

Colloquial

Answer 19

everyday language

Question 20

Repetition

Answer 20

lexis or grammatical structures used more than once for effect

Question 21

Epistrophe

Answer 21

repetition of lexis at the end of a sequence of clauses (rhetoric device)

Question 22

Emotive language

Answer 22

lexis used to create a specific emotion in the reader

Question 23

Triplet

Answer 23

three adjectives or verbs in a sequence

Question 24

Syntactic Parallelism

Answer 24

repetition of the same syntax (rhetoric device)

Question 25

Apposition

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noun or noun phrase which is immediately followed by a noun or noun phrase for clarification (rhetoric device)

Question 26

Rhetorical question

Answer 26

question which does not require an answer (rhetoric device)

Question 27

Archaic

Answer 27

words which are less common in colloquial language

Question 28

Noun

Answer 28

person, place, thing etc.

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Taboo language

Answer 29

socially unacceptable language

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Pronoun

Answer 30

takes the place of a noun

Question 31

Adjective

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a describing word

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Adverb

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a word which describes a verb

Question 33

Verb

Answer 33

a doing or a being word

Question 34

Proper noun

Answer 34

name of a particular person, place or thing

Question 35

Article

Answer 35

a word used to modify a noun