Question | Answer |
Lexical field | words (lexical terms) that are similar in meaning |
complex sentence | sentence containing 1 or more subordinate clauses |
compound sentence | sentence containing 2 or more main clauses + connected with conjunction |
Syntax | 1 of major components of grammar - rules that govern how sentences are formed + how words combine |
Lexis | framework that deal with vocabulary |
conjunction | links words, phrases + clauses together |
pronoun | replaces noun |
noun | names of objects |
adverb | adds detail to verbs |
adjective | adds detail to nouns |
imperative | commanding language |
nominal sentence | sentence without verb |
pragmatics | framework interested in how context affects text's production + reception, shared + implied meanings, social conventions |
discourse | framework dealing with structure of text |
graphology | framework dealing with visual elements of text |
register | formality of piece of spoken/written language |
semantics | framework that deals with meaning |
determiner | positioned in front of nouns to add detail or to clarify |
anaphoric referencing | referencing back to already stated lexical item |
synonyms | lexical terms that have generally equivalent meanings |
idiolect | speech habits peculiar to particular person |
sociolect | dialect of particular social class |
dialect | particular form of language which is peculiar to specific region or social group |
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