Refer to names of people or places e.g. James, England
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Abstract Noun
Refer to states, feelings and concepts that do not have a physical existence e.g. Love, Anger
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Concrete Noun
Refer to objects that have a physical existence e.g. Countable (Can be pluralised) or Non-countable (Do not take a plural form e.g. furniture)
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Material Verb
Show actions or events e.g. Hit, Jump
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Relational Verb
Identify properties or show states of being e.g. Be, Appear
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Mental Verb
Show internal processes such as thinking e.g. Think, Believe
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Verbal Verb
Show external processes of communicating through speech e.g. Say, Shout
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Base Adjective/Adverb
The basic form of an adjective or adverb, modifying another word e.g. Big, Interesting, Carefully
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Comparative Adjective/Adverb
A form used to compare two instances either adding ‘ er’ or using ‘more’ e.g. The parcel was bigger or That was a more interesting game
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Superlative Adjective/Adverb
A form used to compare more than two instances, identifying a best example e.g. That was the biggest parcel or The most interesting game
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Personal Pronoun
Refer to people and are differentiated in terms of person (1st, 2nd, 3rd) number (singular/plural) and gender (male/female) e.g. I (1st person singular) You (2nd person singular/plural) She (3rd person singular/feminine) They (3rd person, plural)
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Demonstrative Pronoun
Orientate the reader or listener towards a person, object or idea either nearby or further away e.g. This, These, That, Those
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Indefinite Pronoun
Refer to person, object or idea that is non-specific e.g. Someone, Anybody, Everything
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Article Determiner
Show that something is definite or indefinite e.g. The (definite) or A/An (indefinite)
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Possessive Determiner
Show ownership e.g. My, Your, Her, Our
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Quantifier Determiner
Show either specific or non-specific quantities of a noun e.g. One, Two (Specific) Some, Any, A few (Non-specific)
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Co-ordinating Conjunctions
Link words or larger structures such as phrases and clauses together where they are equal e.g. And, But, Or, Yet
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Sub-ordinating Conjunctions
Link clauses together to show one is dependent on another e.g. Because, Although, While, For
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Mode
The different channel or ‘mode’ of communication (speech or writing).
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Intertextuality
The process by which texts borrow from or refer to conventions of other texts for a specific purpose or effect.
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Morphology
Study of word formation
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Syntax
The study of how works form large structures such as phrases, clauses and sentences
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Inflectional Function
The affixes are used to show the tense of the verbs or the plural form of a noun e.g. Running, Stopped, Houses.
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Directional Form
They form new words by being added to the root e.g. Unhealthy, Disapprove.
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Phonetics
How sounds are produced by language users
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Prosodics
How speakers shape meaning through emphasising aspects e.g. intonation, pitch and speed
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Phonology
The area of study that relates to more abstract sound systems
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Lexical Onomatopoeia
Where there is clear association between the sound of a word and its meaning
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Non-lexical Onomatopoeia
Using non-words who sounds are intended to signify meaning.
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Puns
When you play on words.
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Alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together.
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Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together.
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Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate the sound or action
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Repetition
More than one use of the same word in close proximity
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Assimilation
The sliding together of two sounds into one in rapid, casual speech e.g. dontcha know
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Elision
The loss sound in rapid connected speech e.g. The loss of the ‘d’ in cardboard
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Rhythm
A pattern created by stressed and unstressed syllables.
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Preposition
These are the words that show how one thing in a sentence is related to another e.g. Before, during, under.
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Card 2
Front
Abstract Noun
Back
Refer to states, feelings and concepts that do not have a physical existence e.g. Love, Anger
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