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U1AOS1 - Metalanguage I Flashcards

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morpheme

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smallest part of a word with meaning

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free morpheme

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make sense by themself

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bound morpheme

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cannot stand alone

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affixes

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an additional element placed at the beginning, middle or end of a root to change meaning

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prefix

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precede root

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suffix

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follow root

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infix

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within root

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root

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forms the basis of a word

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stems

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words which already contain affixes but to which more can be added

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derivational morphemes

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when you use an affix and change the word meaning

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inflectional morphemes

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when an affix added doesn’t change word meaning

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function words

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have a grammatical function and little meaning alone

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content words

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carry a majority of meaning

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noun

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A person, place, thing, or idea

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common noun

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A non-specific person, place, thing, or idea

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abstract noun

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something unpreceivable from the five senses

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proper noun

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a specific person, place, or thing

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concrete noun

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a person or thing that exists physically

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uncountable noun

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cannot be counted

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countable noun

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can be counted

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21
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compound noun

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made up of two or more words

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collective noun

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a word that names a group

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singular noun

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a single person, place, thing, or idea

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plural noun

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names more than one person, place, thing, or idea

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verb

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action word

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transitive verb

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An verb that has a direct object to receive the action

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intransitive verb

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does not have a direct object to receive the action

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adjectives

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describes a noun or pronoun

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adverbs

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describe verbs

- strictly one word

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interjections

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convey emotion or sentiment

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pronoun

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used in place of one or more nouns

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personal pronouns

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to do with a particular person

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indefinite pronoun

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does not refer to a particular person, place, or thing

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relative pronoun

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used for nouns mentioned previously

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intensive pronoun

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emphasises a noun or another pronoun

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demonstrative pronoun

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points out a person, place, thing, or idea (This, That, Those, These)

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interrogative pronoun

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used to begin a question (who,whom,whose,which,what)

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reflexive pronoun

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pronoun that ends in -self or -selves

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conjunction

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joins words, phrases, and clauses in a sentance

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coordinating conjunction

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connects words, phrases, and clauses (FANBOYS)

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subordinating conjunction

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used at the beginning of a subordinate clause or dependant clause
- which is subordinating…

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correlative conjunctions

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used in pairs (both/and, either/or etc)

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determiner

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Positioned in front of nouns to add detail or to clarify

44
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demonstrative determiner

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this, that, these, those

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article

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determine which version of a noun the speaker is referring to

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indefinate article

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shows use of the general version of a noun

47
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definite article

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shows the sue of a specific version of a noun

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possessive article

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show ownership of something (usually a noun)

49
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quantifier article

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indicate how much or little of noun is being discussed

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preposition

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shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in a sentence (usually time or place)

51
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auxiliaries

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occur with a main verb and provide more info (not adverb)

52
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primary auxiliary

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to be, to have, to do

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modal auxiliary

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used to express mood or attitude

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noun phrase

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a phrase which contains a noun and other related words

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verb phrase

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a phrase which contains a verb and other related words

56
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prepositional phrase

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consists of a preposition, the object of the preposition and modifiers

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adjective phrase

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contains words functioning in a sentence together as an adjective

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adverb phrase

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contains an adverb and other modifiers

59
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phrase

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a group of words with a ‘head’ defining the function

60
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clauses

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consists of a subject and a verb

61
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independent clause

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can stand alone as a sentence

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dependent clause

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needs support, cannot stand alone

63
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basic sentence elements

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subject, verb, object

64
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subject

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a person or thing that is being discussed or described

- usually noun or pronoun

65
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verb

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a word expressing an action, occurrence or state

66
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object

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a person or thing receiving the action of the verb

- comes toward the end of a sentence

67
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predicate

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tells what the subject is or does

68
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direct object

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receives the action of the verb

69
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indirect object

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Comes before the direct object. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done.

70
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complement

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follows a linking verb, can rename a subject or give more information by modifying it

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declarative

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tell something, end with a period and give information about a topic or person

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interrogative

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A sentence that asks a question, end with question mark

73
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exclamatory

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expresses strong feelings, end with exclamation mark

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imperative

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commands, instructs or orders, end with periods or exclamation mark

75
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simple sentance

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contains only one independent clause, no dependent clause, expresses one idea

76
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compound sentence

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two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction

77
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complex sentence

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A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

78
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compound-complex sentence

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at least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses

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coordination

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join two independent clauses, ideas of equal importance, can be conjunction or conjunctive adverb

80
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subordination

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join independent and dependent clauses, ideas of differing importance, can be conjunctions or relative pronouns

81
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fragments

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a sentence lacking a complete independent clause lacking …. subject/verb or has an incomplete predicate … lacking object or complement
- usually used for effect in written mode

82
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modal verb

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show likelihood, ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestions, order, obligation, or advice

83
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adverbial

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can be more than one word

  • used to show movement throughout a text e.g. however
  • refer to time and place // ‘at midnight’
  • ‘by train’ // shows how

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