what is a passive voice ?

the patient is in the subject position, actor is left out

communcation relies on presenting a face (expressions)

what is a semantic field ?

a group of words connected by a shared field of reference

what is an active voice ?

a clause where the agent of an action is the subject

what is semantic change ?

the process of words changing meaning

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1
cockney and geordie are types of what ??
Accents
Places
Food dishes
Names
2
what is a passive voice ?
the patient is in the subject position, actor is left out
the patient is in the actor position, subject is left out
3
what is the word for a 'language style associated with a particular social group'
dialect
socialect
classiolect
sociolect
4
what is face ?
communcation relies on presenting a face (expressions)
your face
interaction
5
what is a semantic field ?
a group of words connected by a shared first letter
a group of words connected by contarsting meanings
a group of words connected by a shared field of reference
a group of words connected by the same number of vowels
6
what is a typographical feature ?
font type, size and colour
the amount you type
how you type
7
which one of these isnt an example of an adjunct sentence?
As it's Friday, you can stay up another hour
Present your case carefully
how are you ?
You're not as poor as you could have been.
8
'Beautiful: Attractive, Pretty, Lovely, Stunning' these words are examples of what ?
cinnamons
entonyms
synonyms
antonyms
9
what is an active voice ?
a clause where the agent of an action is the subject
a clause where the action of an agent is the subject
10
what are past, present and future ?
tenses
films
word classes
11
which examples are the discourse markers ?
right, like, okay
sad, angry, bad
cheese, onion, milk
12
if someone adjusts the way they speak to match other what is it called ?
speech change
being unoriginal
Accomodation
13
what is the term for 'the awarness of others' needs to be approved of and liked' ?
politeness
positive politeness
negative politeness
14
what is semantic change ?
the process of words changing spelling
the process of words changing pronunciation
the process of words changing meaning

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