Lexis and Semantics 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage variation and discoursesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: mattbirch1Created on: 28-04-17 08:58 what substitutes for a noun often referring backwards e.g. they? pronoun 1 of 31 what provides connections between the larger structures phrases, Clauses and sentences e.g. but? conjunction 2 of 31 what modifies or describes a noun e.g. very adjective 3 of 31 what adds detail or clarity to a noun e.g. the determiner 4 of 31 what modifies or describes nouns, verbs and adjectives e.g. quickly adverb 5 of 31 what provides connections between words often showing a sense of place or time e.g. in? preposition 6 of 31 what type of noun refers to people or places e.g. James proper 7 of 31 what type of noun refers to objects that have a physical existence e.g. flower concrete 8 of 31 what type of noun refers to states, feelings and concepts that don't have a physical existence e.g. love abstract 9 of 31 what type of verb shows external processes of communication e.g. shout? verbal 10 of 31 what type of verb shows actions or events e.g. hit? material 11 of 31 what type of verb shows internal processes such as thinking e.g. believe? mental 12 of 31 what type of verb shows states of being e.g. appear? relational 13 of 31 what type of adjective/adverb is used to compare two instances e.g. bigger, more careful? comparative 14 of 31 what type of adjective/adverb is used to compare more than two instances, identifying a best example e.g. biggest, most careful? superlative 15 of 31 what type of adjective/adverb is used to modify another word e.g. big, careful base 16 of 31 what type of pronoun refers to a person, object idea that is non-specific e.g. somebody? indefinite 17 of 31 what type of pronoun is used to refer to people and are differentiated in terms of person e.g. I, you, he? personal 18 of 31 what type of pronoun is used to orientate the reader towards a person, object or idea e.g. this? demonstrative 19 of 31 what type of determiner is used to show ownership e.g my? possessive 20 of 31 what type of determiner is used to show either specific or non specific quantities of a noun e.g. one? quantifier 21 of 31 what type of determiner is used to show that something is definite or indefinite e.g. the (definite) and a (indefinite)? article 22 of 31 what type of conjunction links any words or larger phrases like phrases and clauses together where they are equal e.g. and? co-ordinating 23 of 31 what type of conjunction links clauses together to show one is dependant on another e.g. becayses subordinating 24 of 31 what is the term for any group of words that are based around a topic or theme e.g. player and sport semantic field 25 of 31 what is the term for words that are commonly used with each other e.g. cosmetic and surgery? collocates 26 of 31 what is the term for words that occur together so regularly that they become accepted as one long structure e.g. see you later fixed expressions 27 of 31 what is the term for words that have opposite meanings e.g. long and short? antonyms 28 of 31 what is the term for words that have largely equivalent meanings but may be used in different ways depending on context e.g. friend and mate? synonyms 29 of 31 what is the term for words that are connected through general more specific terms e.g. hardware and computer? hyponyms 30 of 31 what is a structure that presents one thing in terms of another e.g. 'heading in the right direction'? metaphor 31 of 31
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