AO1 Terminology

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  • Omission is where phonemes are missing from words. For example, goin'.
  • Deletion is when sounds are removed from words. For example, cause instead of because.
  • Assimilation is when 2 sounds placed near each other can affect each other. For example, wanna.
  • Innovation refers to changing something which exists.
  • Invention refers to creating something new entirely.
  • Coordinating conjunctions can be named using the acronym: FANBOYS
  • Dynamic verbs are actions that can start and end.
  • Verbal verbs are used for communication.
  • Mental verbs are used to describe the thoughts and feelings.
  • Subjunctive moods are hypothetical situations. For example, 'If i were you, i would be careful.'
  • Demonstrative pronouns create a direct attention towards something. For example, 'this'
  • A definite article is something specific by using 'the'.
  • An indefinite article is something general by using 'a'.
  • Quantifiers display a quantity.
  • Parenthetical clauses are subordinate clauses but in brackets.
  • The 4 types of nouns are:
    • proper nouns (names)
    • common nouns (general terms)
    • collective nouns (group nouns)
    • abstract nouns (feelings).
  • Vernacular Language refers to non-standard language.
  • A deictic expression or deixis is a word or phrase that points to the time, place or situation in which a speaker is speaking.
  • Deixis is expressed in English by way of personal pronouns, demonstratives, adverbs, and tense.
  • An anaphoric reference is a flash back.
  • A cataphoric reference is a flash forward.
  • A euphemism is used to make something bad, look good.
  • A dysphemism is used to make something good, look bad.
  • An oxymoron is a juxtaposition in two phrases.
  • Affixation refers to adding a prefix to an existing word.
  • Collocation refers to words which go together.
  • Conversationalisation refers to the process by which conversations become more informal.
  • Conversion is when a word changes class.
  • Addition refers to the child adding something new into the pronunciation. For example, 'dog' becomes 'doggy'. This is also a diminutisation.
  • Assimilation is when the child uses a sound from earlier to make the current word, easier to say. For example, 'lellow' instead of 'yellow'.