Basic glossary

Question 1

Lexis

Answer 1

The words we use

Question 2

Semantics

Answer 2

The meaning of the words we use

Question 3

Grammar

Answer 3

The system of joining together the words we use to form additional meanings

Question 4

Discourse

Answer 4

The structure of a text

Question 5

Pragmatics

Answer 5

The implied meanings of a word/words

Question 6

Phonology

Answer 6

The sounds that we use to create meanings

Question 7

What is MCGAP

Answer 7

Mode-form in which the text is delivered-spoken, written, multimodal and mixed mode
Context- who, what, when, where, why
Genre-advert, newspaper article, diary entry - type of text
Audience-who text is aimed at
Purpose- why the text was produced, motivation e.g to persuade, entertain, advise

Question 8

Register

Answer 8

High or low formality
Can be mixed formality

Question 9

Etymology

Answer 9

Where words come from
Old English/ Germanic = monosyllabic and shorter
French/Latin = polysyllabic

Question 10

Lexical feild

Answer 10

When a group of words share a similar subject e.g education = teacher, ofsted, examination, class