D Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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Deixis
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> Cannot be understood unless the context of the utterance is known
> ‘Here’ , ‘There’ , ‘Yesterday’ , ‘Today’
2
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Determiners
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> Determines the kind of reference a noun / noun group has
> Always come before the noun they determine
> This is THE best day of my life
3
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Demonstrative determiners
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> Look at THAT idiot
> Have you seen THIS man?
4
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Possessive determiners
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> Indicate possession, come before the noun being possessed
> This is MY face
> I want to bite YOUR eye out
5
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Definite article
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> THE !
6
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Indefinite article
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> A !
7
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Dysphemism
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> A derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral
> Opposite of euphemism
