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Discourse Marker

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A word triggering a change in subject.

E.g. Anyway, I was in Tesco

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Deixis

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The placement of an object.

E.g. Over there

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Imperative

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A command.

E.g. Change the lightbulb.

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Ellipsis

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When a word is missing from the sentence but it still makes sense.

E.g. No idea.

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Modal Expressions

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Used to express ideas such as possibility, intention, obligation and necessity.

E.g. Could you maybe change the lightbulb.

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Intensifier

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An adverb used to give force or emphasis.

E.g. My feet are really cold.

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Nominalisation

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When a verb becomes a noun.

E.g. The collection of dinner money will take place on Monday.

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Passive Voice

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The grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source).

E.g. The ball was thrown by the boy.

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Active Voice

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The grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action.

E.g. The boy threw the ball.

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First-Person Pronoun

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Referring to the speaker as yourself.

E.g. I went to Tesco

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Second-Person Pronoun

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Referring to the speaker as somebody else.

E.g. She went to Tesco.

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Pre-Modiefier

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Modifies another element in the structure of the sentence before the object.

E.g. It was all going swimmingly well.

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Adjective

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Naming the attributes of a noun.

E.g. The red shoes.

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Phoneme

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The sounds of words.

E.g. ^ = pUtt

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Filler

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Phonemes that are used to fill pauses in conversation.

E.g. Ah, I understand.

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Elision

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The emission of a sound or syllable when speaking.

E.g. Gonna get going now.

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Modal Auxiliary Verb

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An auxiliary verb used to express modality.

E.g. You should pay your child’s dinner money before Friday.

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Past Tense

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A sentence referring to a past event.

E.g. I went to Tesco.

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Adverb

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Describes the verb.

E.g. Very fast.

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Pronoun

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A word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers to either the participants in the discourse or someone mentioned in the discourse.

E.g. She is in Tesco, I am in Tesco

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Stress

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The amount of emphasis put on a syllable.

E.g. ManCHEster

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Schwa

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A weak vowel.

E.g. Are you waiting for Camilla?
Re you waiting for Camilla?

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Intonation

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The tones or tunes over a whole utterance.

E.g. I really enjoyed that film.

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Blend

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Mixing two words to make a new one.

E.g. To+Work= TWERK

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Prestige
Pronunciation considered to be superior. E.g. One must always use the train line.
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Stigmatised
Opposite of prestige. E.g. Phiw Mitchew
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Glottal Stop
Dropping a letter. E.g. Better becomes be'er.
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Covert Prestige
Accent was stigmatised becomes prestigious. E.g. Geordie
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Derivation
Taking a basic unit and adding extra parts. E.g. Dishearten= dis+heart+en.
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Morpheme
The smallest unit of language. E.g. Pre
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Neologism
New words. E.g. Potterheads
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Root
Each word will have at least one morpheme (the root). E.g. NeoLOGisms
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Etymology
The study of word origins. E.g. 'Score' is originally a loan word from Old Norse.
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Prefix.
Added to the beginnings of words. E.g. DIShearten.
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Suffixes
Added to the end of words. E.g. DisheartEN
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Agenda
The process of deciding what things need to be discussed
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Stress
The amount of emphasis put on a syllable. E.g. ManCHEster
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Schwa
A weak vowel. E.g. Are you waiting for Camilla? Re you waiting for Camilla?
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Intonation
The tones or tunes over a whole utterance. E.g. I really enjoyed that film.
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Blend
Mixing two words to make a new one. E.g. To+Work= TWERK
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Prestige
Pronunciation considered to be superior. E.g. One must always use the train line.
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Stigmatised
Opposite of prestige. E.g. Phiw Mitchew
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Glottal Stop
Dropping a letter. E.g. Better becomes be'er.
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Covert Prestige
Accent was stigmatised becomes prestigious. E.g. Geordie
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Derivation
Taking a basic unit and adding extra parts. E.g. Dishearten= dis+heart+en.
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Morpheme
The smallest unit of language. E.g. Pre
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Neologism
New words. E.g. Potterheads
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Root
Each word will have at least one morpheme (the root). E.g. NeoLOGisms
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Etymology
The study of word origins. E.g. 'Score' is originally a loan word from Old Norse.
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Prefix.
Added to the beginnings of words. E.g. DIShearten.
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Suffixes
Added to the end of words. E.g. DisheartEN
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Agenda
The process of deciding what things need to be discussed
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Stress
The amount of emphasis put on a syllable. E.g. ManCHEster
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Schwa
A weak vowel. E.g. Are you waiting for Camilla? Re you waiting for Camilla?
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Intonation
The tones or tunes over a whole utterance. E.g. I really enjoyed that film.
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Blend
Mixing two words to make a new one. E.g. To+Work= TWERK
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Prestige
Pronunciation considered to be superior. E.g. One must always use the train line.
57
Stigmatised
Opposite of prestige. E.g. Phiw Mitchew
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Glottal Stop
Dropping a letter. E.g. Better becomes be'er.
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Covert Prestige
Accent was stigmatised becomes prestigious. E.g. Geordie
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Derivation
Taking a basic unit and adding extra parts. E.g. Dishearten= dis+heart+en.
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Morpheme
The smallest unit of language. E.g. Pre
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Neologism
New words. E.g. Potterheads
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Root
Each word will have at least one morpheme (the root). E.g. NeoLOGisms
64
Etymology
The study of word origins. E.g. 'Score' is originally a loan word from Old Norse.
65
Prefix.
Added to the beginnings of words. E.g. DIShearten.
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Suffixes
Added to the end of words. E.g. DisheartEN
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Agenda
The process of deciding what things need to be discussed
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Stress
The amount of emphasis put on a syllable. E.g. ManCHEster
69
Schwa
A weak vowel. E.g. Are you waiting for Camilla? Re you waiting for Camilla?
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Intonation
The tones or tunes over a whole utterance. E.g. I really enjoyed that film.
71
Blend
Mixing two words to make a new one. E.g. To+Work= TWERK
72
Prestige
Pronunciation considered to be superior. E.g. One must always use the train line.
73
Stigmatised
Opposite of prestige. E.g. Phiw Mitchew
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Glottal Stop
Dropping a letter. E.g. Better becomes be'er.
75
Covert Prestige
Accent was stigmatised becomes prestigious. E.g. Geordie
76
Derivation
Taking a basic unit and adding extra parts. E.g. Dishearten= dis+heart+en.
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Morpheme
The smallest unit of language. E.g. Pre
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Neologism
New words. E.g. Potterheads
79
Root
Each word will have at least one morpheme (the root). E.g. NeoLOGisms
80
Etymology
The study of word origins. E.g. 'Score' is originally a loan word from Old Norse.
81
Prefix.
Added to the beginnings of words. E.g. DIShearten.
82
Suffixes
Added to the end of words. E.g. DisheartEN
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Stress
The amount of emphasis put on a syllable. E.g. ManCHEster
84
Schwa
A weak vowel. E.g. Are you waiting for Camilla? Re you waiting for Camilla?
85
Intonation
The tones or tunes over a whole utterance. E.g. I really enjoyed that film.
86
Blend
Mixing two words to make a new one. E.g. To+Work= TWERK
87
Prestige
Pronunciation considered to be superior. E.g. One must always use the train line.
88
Stigmatised
Opposite of prestige. E.g. Phiw Mitchew
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Glottal Stop
Dropping a letter. E.g. Better becomes be'er.
90
Covert Prestige
Accent was stigmatised becomes prestigious. E.g. Geordie
91
Derivation
Taking a basic unit and adding extra parts. E.g. Dishearten= dis+heart+en.
92
Morpheme
The smallest unit of language. E.g. Pre
93
Neologism
New words. E.g. Potterheads
94
Root
Each word will have at least one morpheme (the root). E.g. NeoLOGisms
95
Etymology
The study of word origins. E.g. 'Score' is originally a loan word from Old Norse.
96
Prefix.
Added to the beginnings of words. E.g. DIShearten.
97
Suffixes
Added to the end of words. E.g. DisheartEN
98
Stress
The amount of emphasis put on a syllable. E.g. ManCHEster
99
Schwa
A weak vowel. E.g. Are you waiting for Camilla? Re you waiting for Camilla?
100
Intonation
The tones or tunes over a whole utterance. E.g. I really enjoyed that film.
101
Blend
Mixing two words to make a new one. E.g. To+Work= TWERK
102
Prestige
Pronunciation considered to be superior. E.g. One must always use the train line.
103
Stigmatised
Opposite of prestige. E.g. Phiw Mitchew
104
Glottal Stop
Dropping a letter. E.g. Better becomes be'er.
105
Covert Prestige
Accent was stigmatised becomes prestigious. E.g. Geordie
106
Derivation
Taking a basic unit and adding extra parts. E.g. Dishearten= dis+heart+en.
107
Morpheme
The smallest unit of language. E.g. Pre
108
Neologism
New words. E.g. Potterheads
109
Root
Each word will have at least one morpheme (the root). E.g. NeoLOGisms
110
Etymology
The study of word origins. E.g. 'Score' is originally a loan word from Old Norse.
111
Prefix.
Added to the beginnings of words. E.g. DIShearten.
112
Suffixes
Added to the end of words. E.g. DisheartEN

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