Terminology Flashcards
Active voice
- SVO structure
- subject is the focus
What is a bound morpheme?
A prefix or suffix that is bound to a word
- e.g unlock
What is an auxiliary verb?
Verb that determines certainty
- “I do believe Pete has finished the book.”
What is an adverbial clause?
A dependent clause introduced by a subordinating Junction.
- After, since, as, because
What does gradable mean?
Adjectives and adverbs that can be compared.
coldest, warmest,
Suffix (est)
What is anaphoric reference?
Using a noun, instead of a pronoun to point backwards to an earlier noun.
What is a free morpheme?
A word that can have a bound word against it and still make sense
- eg. Un(lock)
What’s an abstract noun?
A noun that refers to an emotional or metaphorical thing. Not physical.
- feelings
What is a blend?
Coining of words
Coinage
New words created
What is a concrete noun?
Physical thing
What is colloquialism?
Informal words or slang for a certain audience
Collective noun
A noun that refers to a group
What is a neologism?
Slang modern day words through technology e.g
Monosyllabic
One syllable
What is vocative
addresses Someone directly
“Come over here John!”
What is a Stative verb?
Verbs that express states of being
- desire , wish, dominate
Exophoric reference
Linguistically referencing wider texts
Anaphoric reference
Using a pronoun instead of addressing the name again
“Mums so grateful, I love her”
What is asyndetic?
Listing without the use of conjunction
What is cataphoric reference?
Pronoun is said before the name
“I adore her, Juliette is so faithful”
What is syndetic?
List using a conjunction
What is passive voice?
OVS Structure
Verb has stress
Distance between reader and writer
What is post modification?
Lexical terms following at the front of a phrase
What is progressive
Aspect made up of +img
“Touching”
“Beginning”
What is an abstract noun?
Concepts that aren’t physical only mental
(Emotions)
What is asynchronous?
When the response is far away from the actual response
(Like a tweet responded years later)
What is bald-on-record?
When a speaker is extremely abrupt often using direct address
“Sit down!”
What is a compound complex sentence?
A sentence that has three or more clauses
1 subordinate
1 coordinate
What is conditioning?
Positive reinforcement
What is cantentive?
Chain like structure of a sentence like “but… you… like”
What is child-directed speech?
Speech directed to a child
What is collocation?
Two words that are bound in phrase
“Fish and chips”
Comparative adjective
Adding suffix “er” to provide comparison
“Faster car”
Complex sentence
Has two or more clauses
“John has a bakery and grey hair”
What is a copular verb?
Verb that takes a compliment (is, was, are)
What is diachronic change?
Refers to historical language changing over a period
Dispreferred response
A response that is unexpected
“Dinners ready, Charlotte”
“I’ve already eaten!”
What is exophoric reference?
Referencing to extra context
What is covert prestige?
Prestige of a non-standard dialect
What are prosodics?
How we use language, stress words and change intonation
