Key of English 1 - Lexis 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageInvestigating languageA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: lwilson23Created on: 26-11-18 15:05 Acronym An abbreviation which forms a new word (e.g. 'TARDIS') 1 of 18 Archaic lexis Lexis which is no longer used except in specific contexts (e.g. 'Thee') 2 of 18 Anaphoric reference A pronoun which links back to the noun/subject of a sentence 3 of 18 Cardinal number A number which denotes quantity (e.g. 'five thousand') 4 of 18 Cataphoric reference Pronouns which link forward to the noun/subject of a sentence 5 of 18 Colloquialism Every-day informal lexis (e.g. 'hi') 6 of 18 Exophoric reference Intertextual references to things which exist outside the text 7 of 18 Foreign borrowings Lexis borrowed from other languages (e.g. 'pizza') 8 of 18 Initialism Abbreviation which has to be pronounced by individual letters 9 of 18 Lexical cohesion Types of words which work together to create meaning (e.g. use of pronouns in a sentence) 10 of 18 Monosyllabic lexis Words of only one syllable 11 of 18 Neologism When a new word is created (e.g. 'quidditch') 12 of 18 Polysyllabic lexis Words of more than one syllable 13 of 18 Rhetorical lexis Words which are particularly powerful/emotive 14 of 18 Slang Highly contextualised language used by a specific group of people (e.g. 'chav') 15 of 18 Technical lexis/jargon Lexis used by professionals in the course of their work (e.g. 'MRI scan') 16 of 18 Vocative Proper noun belonging to an individual used to directly address them (e.g. 'Sir') 17 of 18 Dialect Specific non-standard English vocabulary associated with a particular region 18 of 18
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