Qu1

Question 1

What are symbolic words

Answer 1

No relationship/resemblance between words and the thing they describe e.g. “peace”. The relationship between form and meaning is arbitrary

Question 2

What are iconic words

Answer 2

Relationship between form and meaning e.g. onomatopoeic words like “buzz”

Question 3

What are the indicators of word class and which is most reliable

Answer 3

Semantics test- e.g. verb is a doing word
Morphological test- verb made progressive by adding ing
Positional test- verbs can come after subjects and before objects. MOST RELIABLE

Question 4

Examples of determiners

Answer 4

The, these, some, many, several, my, his, much, every, two/three/four etc.

Question 5

Examples of adverbs

Answer 5

Really, very, totally , quickly, always, Anyway

Adverbs can modify the sentence, the verb, or the adjective

Question 6

Examples of pronouns

Answer 6

He, she, they

Question 7

Examples of prepositions

Answer 7

For, Despite, With, in, before, except

Comes before the noun phrase