Terminology Eng Lang

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Adjective

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a word naming an attribute of a noun

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Ambiguity

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where a word or phrase can be interpreted in more than one way

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antonym

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words that have opposite meanings

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adverb

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a word that modifies a verb

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conjunction

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a word used to connect clauses, sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

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connotation

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associating a word to another word or emotion/theme

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declarative

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a sentence that makes a statement

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denotation

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straight forward meaning

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dialect

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a non-standard variety of a language particular to a region

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discourse

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describes the structure of any text that is longer than a single sentence

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exclamative

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a sentence containing an exclamation or strong emphasis

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idiolect

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own way of speaking

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imperative

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a sentence that gives the reader an instruction

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implication

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when a meaning is suggested

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interrogative

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a sentence that asks a question

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intertextuality

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the relationship between texts

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lexis

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words and their origin

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noun

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a word used to identify a class of people, places or things

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preposition

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a word used before a noun, pronoun or noun phrase to show a place of an object

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semantics

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meanings of words, both on their own and in relation to other words in the text

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semantic field

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a pattern of words with similar meanings found across a text or multiple texts

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synonym

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words that have similar meanings

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verb

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a word used to describe an action, state or occurrence