Language levels

Question 1

What is a bound morpheme?

Answer 1

A morpheme which does not exist on its own.

Question 2

What is a free morpheme?

Answer 2

A morpheme which makes sense on its own.

Question 3

What is an auxillary verb?

Answer 3

Verbs that help other verbs.

Question 4

What are semantics?

Answer 4

The meanings of words and expressions

Question 5

What are pragmatics?

Answer 5

Assumptions made about what is meant, or the inferences drawn from what is said or written.

Question 6

What is paralanguage?

Answer 6

Aspects of an individual’s vocal expression, such as whispering and laughter.

Question 7

What is repertoire?

Answer 7

The range of language forms or styles used by a speaker.

Question 8

What are world Englishes?

Answer 8

Varies of English that are used in different countries around the world.

Question 9

What is the mode?

Answer 9

Type of speech or writing. (online article or newspaper)

Question 10

What is an arbitrary?

Answer 10

Having no real connection beyond that of social convention.

Question 11

What is constructed dialogue?

Answer 11

Dialogue which is artificially created rather than occurring naturally. Such as novels or playscripts.

Question 12

What is a referent?

Answer 12

The thing or person being referred to.

Question 13

What is ethnic identity?

Answer 13

Feeling connection with people who have similar cultural backgrounds.

Question 14

What is social variation?

Answer 14

The variation that occurs as a result of the social groups that people connect with.

Question 15

What is a synonym?

Answer 15

Words that have similar meaning.

Question 16

What is an antonym?

Answer 16

Words that have opposite meaning.

Question 17

What is a morpheme?

Answer 17

An element of meaning smaller than a word. Such as ‘talked’ has two morphemes: ‘talk’ and ‘ed’

Question 18

What is a register?

Answer 18

A form of specialist language.

Question 19

What is a semantic field?

Answer 19

A group of terms from the same domain.

Question 20

What is a dysphemism?

Answer 20

A direct form of language that doesn’t attempt to disguise sensitive/difficult topics.

Question 21

What is a euphemism?

Answer 21

An indirect form of language that enables speakers to avoid mentioning something unpleasant/offensive.

Question 22

What is lingua franca?

Answer 22

Where the speakers don’t share the same first language, a lingua franca acts as a form of bridging language enabling them to communicate.

Question 23

What is an idiom?

Answer 23

An expression whose meaning is not dependant on the meanings of words it contains.

Question 24

What is an adjective?

Answer 24

Describes the noun.

Question 25

What is an adverb?

Answer 25

Give more information about verbs. ‘ly’.

Question 26

What is a main clause?

Answer 26

A clause which can stand on its own.

Question 27

What is a subordinate clause?

Answer 27

A clause which cannot stand on its own so must be accompanied by the main clause.

Question 28

What is a cohesion?

Answer 28

The way sentences or utterances join together to form a whole text.

Question 29

What is a modifier?

Answer 29

Adds information. Such as an adverb adding information to a verb or an adjective adding information to a noun.

Question 30

What is syntax?

Answer 30

How the words are arranged.

Question 31

What are semiotics?

Answer 31

How signs and symbols work within human communication?

Question 32

What is a hypernym?

Answer 32

A more broad term for something such as dog

Question 33

What is a hyponym?

Answer 33

A more specific terms for something such as labrador.