laxis framework 2

all of the terms in the lexis frame work for english language at A level

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Adbreviation
shortened word
1 of 20
Acronym
a made up word
2 of 20
abstract noun
cant be touched
3 of 20
antonym
oposits
4 of 20
archaic lexis
no longer in use
5 of 20
clipping
shortened words
6 of 20
colloquialism
slang
7 of 20
compunding
two words put together
8 of 20
concrete noun
something you can touch
9 of 20
idiom
cant be translated
10 of 20
jargon
particular to specific group
11 of 20
emotive lexis
provokes emotion
12 of 20
latinate lexis
formal
13 of 20
marked/ unmarked forms
endings to indicate women or men
14 of 20
loan words
borrowed
15 of 20
neologism
new words
16 of 20
noun
name
17 of 20
oxymoron
contradiction in terms
18 of 20
taboo language
swearing
19 of 20
technical language
used in a manual
20 of 20

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Acronym

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a made up word

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abstract noun

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Card 4

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antonym

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Card 5

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archaic lexis

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