definitions

Question 1

abbreviation

Answer 1

might be standard (pm) or invented (tomoz)

Question 2

acronym

Answer 2

initial letters of a phrase that are then pronounced as a word e.g. lol = laugh out loud

Question 3

affixation

Answer 3

adding a prefix or suffix to an existing word to make a new word

Question 4

blending

Answer 4

parts of two words put together to make a new word e.g. breakfast+lunch > brunch

Question 5

borrowing

Answer 5

taking words from other languages - shampoo, bungalow

Question 6

clipping

Answer 6

creation of a new word by dropping one or more syllables e.g. Thurs, flu

Question 7

coinage

Answer 7

construction and addition of new words to the language - words that are completely made up

Question 8

colloquialism

Answer 8

informal word, phrase or pronunciation typical of informal speech

Question 9

compounding

Answer 9

two words compounded to make a new word

Question 10

contraction

Answer 10

missing letters e.g. can’t, don’t, I’m

Question 11

conversion

Answer 11

changing a word class e.g. making a noun a verb > I am Netflixing

Question 12

deletion

Answer 12

deleting double letters e.g. stil / wil

Question 13

deviant spellings

Answer 13

happenin’ to abbreviate; baybee to accentuate words or convey phonology

Question 14

emoticons

Answer 14

pictures made from punctuation to convey tone e.g:-)

Question 15

initialism

Answer 15

a phrase is represented by its initials e.g btw = by the way

Question 16

letter and number homophones

Answer 16

a number or letter stands for all or part of a word because it sounds the same e.g. U = you;
homophones
R = are; 2 = to / too; 4 = for; gr8 = great

Question 17

logograms

Answer 17

graphic units associated with words or actions e.g. x = a kiss

Question 18

mixed mode

Answer 18

increased use of ‘colloquial’, casual or non-standard grammar

Question 19

neologism

Answer 19

a newly created word/expression

Question 20

vowel deletion

Answer 20

vowels missed out to save space or reduce key taps e.g alwys = always

Question 21

proper noun

Answer 21

A noun naming a distinctive person, place or other unique reference which is marked with a capital letter in written language

Question 22

abstract noun

Answer 22

Nouns that refer to a concept or thing that has no physical qualities e.g. fear, experience

Question 23

concrete noun

Answer 23

A noun that refers to physical things like people, objects or substances

Question 24

dynamic verb

Answer 24

A verb that expresses an action rather than a state that can be used in the progressive aspect. (to think > I think / I am thinking; to listen > I listen / I am listening)

Question 25

stative verb

Answer 25

A verb that expresses a state of being or process in which there is no obvious action. Usually not used in the progressive aspect. (to believe > I believe; to love > I love)

Question 26

evaluative adjective

Answer 26

Adjective that can be measured and compared (e.g. good, great, poor)

Question 27

descriptive adjective

Answer 27

Adjective that describe properties which cannot be measured. Might be bound to colour, material etc.

Question 28

adverb

Answer 28

A word that shows how an action is completed e.g. quickly, slowly, happily, loudly

Question 29

conjunction

Answer 29

A closed class word whose function is to join together two parts of a sentence

Question 30

preposition

Answer 30

A closed word class such as in, on, of, that expresses a relationship between two lexical items

Question 31

definite article

Answer 31

The word the used in English to refer to a person or thing that is identified or specified

Question 32

indefinite article

Answer 32

The word a or an used in English to refer to a person or thing that is not identified or specified

Question 33

ordinal number

Answer 33

Numbers indicating the order of a sequence e.g first, second

Question 34

cardinal number

Answer 34

The basic form of a number e.g. one, two, three

Question 35

interrogative

Answer 35

A grammatical mood expressing a question in which the subject and verb are inverted. Has he not left?

Question 36

imperative

Answer 36

A grammatical mood expressing a directive (command, warning). Leave immediately

Question 37

negative

Answer 37

something that isn’t true or not the case e.g no, never, nobody etc