Eng Lang Words

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Deixis

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A reference to something outside the text or conversation (location, time) that can't be understood unless you know the context

E.g. Which, whose

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Genetive Case

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When someone owns something

E.g. Olivia's table

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Subordinating clause

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A clause that cannot stand alone in a sentence. Gives extra information about the main clause

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Filler/Filled Pause

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'Um' 'ah'

Often seen in transcripts

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Motherese

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The language mother uses when talking to her child. Often changes intonation and rhythm to adapt to how the child talks

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Bound morpheme

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The morpheme that can stand alone

E.g. 'disinterested' - interest would be the bound morpheme

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Telegraphic Stage

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This is when a child speaks without function words

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Consonant Cluster

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When there is more than one consonant together, child often struggle to say these

E.g. Struggle

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'Wh' Questions

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What, why, where, who?

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Tag Question

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Always comes at the end of a sentence

E.g. Isn't it? Doesn't it?

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Lexis

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The vocabulary of a language - total stock of words

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Lexis

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The vocabulary of a language - total stock of words

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Lexical Field

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Words that are related to one and other

E.g. Texting, SMS, battery life

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Semantics

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Meaning of a word

E.g. Red can refer to colour and danger

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Semantics

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Meaning of a word

E.g. Red can refer to colour and danger

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Grammar

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The system of rules that governs how words and sentences are constructed

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Semantics

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Meaning of a word

E.g. Red can refer to colour and danger

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Grammar

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The system of rules that governs how words and sentences are constructed

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Phonology

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The study of sounds (in English)

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Semantics

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Meaning of a word

E.g. Red can refer to colour and danger

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Grammar

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The system of rules that governs how words and sentences are constructed

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Phonology

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The study of sounds (in English)

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Prosody

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The features of spoken language

E.g. Pace, stress, rhythm and intonation

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Semantics

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Meaning of a word

E.g. Red can refer to colour and danger

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Grammar

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The system of rules that governs how words and sentences are constructed

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Phonology

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The study of sounds (in English)

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Prosody

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The features of spoken language

E.g. Pace, stress, rhythm and intonation

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Pragmatics

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Language in use, how social conventions, context and personality influence choices people make about language

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Semantics

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Meaning of a word

E.g. Red can refer to colour and danger

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Grammar

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The system of rules that governs how words and sentences are constructed

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Phonology

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The study of sounds (in English)

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Prosody

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The features of spoken language

E.g. Pace, stress, rhythm and intonation

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Pragmatics

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Language in use, how social conventions, context and personality influence choices people make about language

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Graphology

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Study of appearance - how the writing and effect this has on the text

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Noun

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'Naming' word

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Noun

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'Naming' word

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Proper Noun

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Names of specific people

E.g. William

Names of Specific Places

E.g. London

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Noun

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'Naming' word

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Proper Noun

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Names of specific people

E.g. William

Names of Specific Places

E.g. London

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Concrete Noun

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Things you can physically see/touch

E.g. Table, book

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Noun

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'Naming' word

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Proper Noun

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Names of specific people

E.g. William

Names of Specific Places

E.g. London

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Concrete Noun

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Things you can physically see/touch

E.g. Table, book

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Abstract Noun

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Concepts, states, qualities and emotions

E.g. Truth, motherhood, honesty, sadness

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Noun

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'Naming' word

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Proper Noun

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Names of specific people

E.g. William

Names of Specific Places

E.g. London

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Concrete Noun

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Things you can physically see/touch

E.g. Table, book

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Abstract Noun

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Concepts, states, qualities and emotions

E.g. Truth, motherhood, honesty, sadness

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Collective Nouns

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Groups of people, animals or things

E.g. Government, team, audience

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Noun

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'Naming' word

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Proper Noun

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Names of specific people

E.g. William

Names of Specific Places

E.g. London

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Concrete Noun

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Things you can physically see/touch

E.g. Table, book

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Abstract Noun

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Concepts, states, qualities and emotions

E.g. Truth, motherhood, honesty, sadness

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Collective Nouns

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Groups of people, animals or things

E.g. Government, team, audience

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Adjective

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Describes a noun (and sometimes pronouns)

E.g. Large, sunny

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Noun

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'Naming' word

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Proper Noun

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Names of specific people

E.g. William

Names of Specific Places

E.g. London

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Concrete Noun

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Things you can physically see/touch

E.g. Table, book

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Abstract Noun

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Concepts, states, qualities and emotions

E.g. Truth, motherhood, honesty, sadness

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Collective Nouns

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Groups of people, animals or things

E.g. Government, team, audience

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Adjective

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Describes a noun (and sometimes pronouns)

E.g. Large, sunny

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Verbs

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'Doing' word

E.g. Jump, read, return

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Adverbs

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Describes verbs (sometimes adjectives and other adverbs)

E.g. Steadily, incredibly, sadly

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Pronouns

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These take the place of nouns

E.g. You, they, him, me, it

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Conjunction

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'Connecting' words

E.g. And, or, but, because

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Prepositions

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Describes were something was

E.g. On, above, underneath, beside

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Determiners

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Gives specific info about nouns

E.g. Two, a, the, his, few, those

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Pre-modifier

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Always comes before a noun, is usually an adjective

E.g. The dangerous animal - dangerous is the pre-modifier

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Post-modifier

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Always come after nouns, tells you something about the noun

E.g. The examination in progress - in progress is the post-modifier

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Comparative adjective

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This is the adjective making a comparison to another adjective, -er is always added

E.g. Fine accommodation becomes finer accommodation

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Superlative adjective

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'Super' the best/highest adjective, -est is always added

E.g. Fine accommodation becomes finest accommodation

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Head Word

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The main word in a sentence

E.g. In a noun phrase the noun is always the head word

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Auxiliary Verb

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Verb used before the main verb in a sentence to give extra info about it

E.g. I have seen him - have would be the auxiliary verb

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Verb Phrase

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Verb phrase in its simplest form is just one verb, but can also be made up of the head word and one or more auxiliary verbs

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Verb Phrase

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Verb phrase in its simplest form is just one verb, but can also be made up of the head word and one or more auxiliary verbs

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Noun Phrase

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Simplest form is just the noun itself but can be accompanied by a pre-modifier/post-modifier or both

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Complement

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A word or a phrase that gives more info about the subject or the object in a sentence

E.g. The boy is actually a cow - 'actually a cow' is the complement

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Adverbial

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A word or group of words that modifies or tells us something about the sentence or the verb

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Main Clause

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The main part of the sentence that can stand alone and still make sense

E.g. Harry played

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Main Clause

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The main part of the sentence that can stand alone and still make sense

E.g. Harry played

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Coordinating Clauses

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Where there are two or more independent clauses, they are joined together by a coordinating conjunction. The clauses could stand alone and still make sense

E.g. The band played for two hours but I had to leave early - two independent clauses linked by a coordinating conjunction

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Subordinating Conjunction

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Joins a subordinating clause to a main clause

E.g. Because, unless, if, while

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Combining Clause

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Where you have a coordinate clause and a subordinating clause in the same sentence

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Compound Sentence

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Independent clause linked to another independent clause linked by a coordinating conjunction

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Simple Sentence

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Must have a subject and a verb

E.g. The snow falls - snow is the subject and falls is the verb

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Complex sentence

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Consists of a main clause and a subordinating clause linked by a subordinating conjunction

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Compound-complex sentence

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Made up of at least two coordinating clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction and at least one subordinating clause

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Subject

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The focus of the sentence - the person or thing that performs he action described by the verb

E.g. Billy ate a sandwich - Billy is the subject

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Subject

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The focus of the sentence - the person or thing that performs he action described by the verb

E.g. Billy ate a sandwich - Billy is the subject

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Declarative

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Sentences that give info

E.g. This summer was the hottest on record or I don't like cheese

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Subject

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The focus of the sentence - the person or thing that performs he action described by the verb

E.g. Billy ate a sandwich - Billy is the subject

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Declarative

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Sentences that give info

E.g. This summer was the hottest on record or I don't like cheese

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Imperatives

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Give orders, instructions, advice and directions. They start with a main verb and don't have a subject

E.g. Go left and its first on your right or answer one questions from each section

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Connotation

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Refers to the associations a word has or the emotions raised by the word

'Positive connotations' are often spoken about words

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Jargon

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Babies babble that has a specific sound scape moulded to a language

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Phoneme

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Smallest unit of sound

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'VCV'

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Where babies prefer to say words that have vowel consonant vowel because they are easier to pronounce

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Paralinguistics

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Where you use other features apart from language

E.g. Arm gestures

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Halliday's Theory - Heuristic Language

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When a child uses language to gain knowledge about the environment

E.g. 'What's going on?'

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Halliday's Theory - imaginative

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This is where the child tell stories and jokes when playing to create an imaginary environment

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Heteronym

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Two words with different sounds but the same spelling

E.g. Lead, read

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Homograph

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Same sound, same spelling

E.g. accent, bat

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Halliday's Theory - imaginative

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This is where the child tell stories and jokes when playing to create an imaginary environment

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Heteronym

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Two words with different sounds but the same spelling

E.g. Lead, read

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Homograph

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Same sound, same spelling

E.g. accent, bat

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Homophone

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Same sound, different spelling

E.g. Shear/sheer

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Bi-labial

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When you use both your lips to make a sound

E.g. 'M' 'b' 'w'

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Alveolar

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Where you use your tooth ridge to make a sound

E.g. 'L' 'n' 'a' 'd'

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Alveolar

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Where you use your tooth ridge to make a sound

E.g. 'L' 'n' 'a' 'd'

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Palatal

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Where you the tongue is in the middle of the mouth when the sound is produced

E.g. 'Ch' 'j'

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Glottal Stop

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When you block the sound at the back of your throat

E.g. Butter (slang), silent 'h'

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Velar

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Uses the top of the mouth

E.g. 'C' 'ng' 'g'

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Labio-Dental

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When you use one lip and your teeth to make a sound

E.g. 'F' 'v'

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Plosive

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Where the air is pushed and then stopped

E.g. 'P'

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Affricative

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E.g. 'Ch' 'j'

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Dental

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Where you use your tongue and your teeth

E.g. 'F' 'v'