Language level 1: Lexis and semantics

Question 1

noun

Answer 1

a word that names a thing or concept

Question 2

proper noun

Answer 2

refers to names of people or places

Question 3

abstract noun

Answer 3

refer to states, feelings and concepts that do not have a physical existence

Question 4

concrete noun

Answer 4

refer to objects that have a physical existence

Question 5

verb

Answer 5

a word that shows a state of being, action or concept

Question 6

material verb

Answer 6

show actions or events

Question 7

relational verb

Answer 7

identify properties or show states of being

Question 8

mental verb

Answer 8

show internal processes such as thinking

Question 9

verbal verb

Answer 9

show external processes of communicating through speech

Question 10

adjective

Answer 10

a word that modifies a noun

Question 11

adverb

Answer 11

a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb

Question 12

base

Answer 12

the basic form of an adjective or adverb, modifying another word

Question 13

comparitive

Answer 13

a form used to compare two instances either adding ‘-er’ or using ‘more’

Question 14

superlative

Answer 14

a form used to compare more than two instances, identifying a best example

Question 15

pronouns

Answer 15

a word that substitutes for a noun

Question 16

personal pronoun

Answer 16

refer to people and are differentiated in terms of person (1st, 2nd, 3rd), number (singular or plural) and gender (male or female)

Question 17

demonstrative pronoun

Answer 17

orientate the reader or listener towards a person, object, or idea either nearby or further away

Question 18

indefinite pronoun

Answer 18

refer to a person, object or idea that is non-specific

Question 19

determiner

Answer 19

a word that adds detail or clarity to a noun

Question 20

articles

Answer 20

show that something is definite or indefinite

Question 21

possessives

Answer 21

shows ownership

Question 22

quantifiers

Answer 22

show either specific or non-specific quantities of a noun

Question 23

preposition

Answer 23

a word which shows connections between other words often showing a sense of place or time

Question 24

conjunction

Answer 24

a word that connects larger structures such as phrases, clauses and sentences

Question 25

co-ordinating

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links words or larger structures such as phrases and clauses together where they are equal

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sub-ordinating

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link clauses together to show one is dependent on another

Question 27

lexis

Answer 27

vocabulary used within linguistics

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semantics

Answer 28

the study of meaning in language

Question 29

lexical field

Answer 29

a group of words which acquire meaning through their relationship to other words within the same word field

Question 30

semantic field

Answer 30

a group of words that fulfil the same kind of role and function in speech and writing

Question 31

collocates

Answer 31

words that typically appear together

Question 32

fixed expression

Answer 32

a well-used group of words that becomes accepted and used as one long structure

Question 33

synonym

Answer 33

a word that has equivalent meaning to another word

Question 34

euphemism

Answer 34

a more socially acceptable word or phrase

Question 35

dysphemism

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using a blunt or direct word instead of a more polite or indirect alternative, close or taboo

Question 36

antonyms

Answer 36

words that have opposite meanings

Question 37

hyponymy

Answer 37

the way of viewing the relationship between

Question 38

metaphor

Answer 38

a structure that presents one thing in terms of another