Key Terms (Literature) - Lexis/Semantics

Question 0

Connotation

Answer 0

Associations attached to the word

Question 1

Ambiguity

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The use of language with more than one meaning

Question 2

Colloquial/Colloquialism

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Informal language and non-standard features.

Question 3

Elision

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Letters missing out of the word

Question 4

Euphemism

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Polite term for something unpleasant

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Formal Lexis

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More sophisticated lexis, sometimes associated with a formal setting

Question 6

Jargon

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Technical language

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Informal Lexis

Answer 7

Contractions, every day language

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Lexical Set

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Words with similar meanings

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Semantic Field

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Group of connected words

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Subject Specific Lexis

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Words to do with one topic

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Monosyballic

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Words with one syllable

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Polysyballic

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Words with more than one syllable

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Active Verb

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Done by

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Auxiliary Verb

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A verb that precedes another verb

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Dynamic Verb

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An action

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Stative Verb

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A thought

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Abstract Noun

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Concepts or ideas

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Collective Noun

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A name that refers to a group of people/animals/things

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Common Noun

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Class of things

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Concrete Noune

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Physical things you can touch

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Noun Phrase

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Two or more nouns or a noun and an adjective

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Proper Noun

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Capitalised, kinds of names

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First Person Pronoun

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I

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Second Person Pronoun

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You

Question 25

First Person Plural Pronoun

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We

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Third Person Pronoun

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He/She

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Demonstrative Pronouns

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Referring to people or things, distinguishes one item from another, e.g, this, those, that

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Conjunctions

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Connectives

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Indefinite Article

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A

Question 30

Definite Article

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The

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Preposition

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Words or groups that introduce phrases

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Neologism

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A made-up word

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Adjective

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Modifier for a noun

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Adverb

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Modifier for a verb

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Comparative/Superlative

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Bigger/Biggest

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Intensifier

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Adds to effect

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Pre-modifier

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Adjective/Adverb/Verb before

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Post-modifier

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Adjective/Adverb/Verb after

Question 39

Qualifier

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Perhaps, maybe, possibly