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A Level Language Terminology
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Syntax means...
the different sentence structures.
when a speaker is dominant.
the order of words in a sentence.
the style you write in.
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What is grammar?
The set of rules that govern the structure of language.
Formal language.
Another word for punctuation.
Spelling.
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The shoes look expensive. Expensive is a
Predicative adjective.
Attributive adjective.
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Which word is the abstract noun?
Happiness
Sad
Happy
Happily
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I want Shelley, Max and Daisy to tidy up that mess.
Syndetic listing.
Asyndetic listing.
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Lexemes and morphemes are different because...
a lexeme is a headword and a morpheme can be an affix.
They aren't different.
stand alone morphemes are in the dictionary but not lexemes.
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What is morphology?
When we compare words from different languages.
The study of words and how they are formed.
The study of sentence formations.
A prefix.
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Convergence is used to
decrease the social distance between people.
record a conversation.
understand and accent.
increase the social distance between people.
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Which is the compound sentence?
It was a cold day and the roads were icy.
Icy roads ahead.
Because it was so cold, the roads were icy.
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Which word is the superlative?
Sneakiest.
Sneakier.
Sneaky.
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Which word is the comparative adjective?
Greater
Greatest
Great
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Which is the minor sentence?
Silence, for some reason, was all around.
Silence.
There was silence.
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What are the pragmatics of language?
Different word classes.
The way in which context helps us understand language.
Spoken communication.
The individual sounds of words.
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A vocative is...
A predicative adjective.
a noun that identifies a person being addressed.
Another word for superlative.
A describing word.
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A simple sentence...
is always a short sentence.
is grammatically incorrect.
is sometimes used to create tension.
has one subject and one finite verb.
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What are prosodic features?
When a speaker changes their speech to mimic another speaker
When we analyse accent and dialect.
How we say things, e.g. pitch, tone, volume, pace.
The way in which language is used socially.
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Which is the stative verb?
smelling
To skip.
Jumping
To hate
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What is register?
Different types of word classes.
The way you speak,depending on audience purpose or situation
When you make small talk.
The analysis of word meanings.
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Which is the simple sentence?
On the table.
Alice loves chocolate fudge cake the most.
Alice, although trying to eat healthily, can't resist cake.
Alice loves cake but she also enjoys bananas.
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Which word is the common noun?
Mr Jones
New York
fear
ball
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A minor sentence
breaks the grammatical rules of a sentence.
could be a single word.
needs a main clause.
is the same as a simple sentence.
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What is a morpheme?
Words with -ing endings.
Another word for lexemes.
The smallest grammatical unit in a language
The rootword/headword.
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Discourse- what is it?
Speech between characters in a narrative.
Whether a text is written or spoken communication.
A text type.
When a speaker is nervous is a conversation.
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What are semantics?
Part of a theory.
Types of verbs.
The analysis of word meaning and relationship between words.
The way sentences are structured.
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Which is the complex sentence?
Magic is real and I want to learn how to do it.
Magic is real.
Magic!
Whilst I don't believe in magic, I still enjoyed the show.
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Divergence is when
Speakers try to leave a conversation.
speakers try to mimic the other speaker's style of speaking.
someone speeds up their speech.
speakers articulate and emphasise their social difference.
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A compound sentence...
is made up of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
is made up of two main clauses joined by a conjunction.
must have a subordinate clause.
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A complex sentence...
does not include a subordinate clause.
must always start with a preposition.
contains a main clause and a subordinate clause.
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An attributive adjective
comes before the verb.
comes before the noun.
comes after the verb.
comes after the noun.
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Which of these are modal verbs?
may
will
must
can
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Which is not a dynamic verb?
fall
jog
smile
know
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Which word is the proper noun?
whales
Wales
glove
chocolate
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There were cakes, biscuits, sandwiches, fruit- everything you could wish for! This is...
Syndetic listing.
Asyndetic listing.
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What is graphology?
The visual aspects of a text.
When we look at maps and study language variation.
When a graph helps us to conduct research.
When graphs are used in a text to support an argument.
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What is elision?
The omission of a sound or syllable when speaking.
When a person misses out a word when speaking.
Part of someone's idiolect.
When a word is taken from another language.
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Convergence is when
you interrupt the other speaker.
a speaker deliberately distances themselves from the other.
a speaker mimics the speech (accent dialect ect) of another.
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A neologism is
thinking of a logical way of working something out.
a word with only 3 letters.
a new word or phrase.
an an ancient word or phrase.
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What is lexis?
A sentence structure.
The sound of speech.
The set of rules that govern the structure of language.
The vocabulary of the English language.
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What are phonetics and phonology?
The visual aspects of a text.
The study and sounds of speech.
The study of dialect.
Used by writers to try to persuade a reader.
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what is a affix?
A morpheme added at the start or end of a headword.
A prefix or a suffix.
The sounds that make up words.
A root word.
