Key features

• Language Frameworks


  • Phonology
  • Graphology
  • Lexis
  • Grammar
  • Semantics
  • Pragmatics
  • Discourse
• Phonology


  The sounds of the language used
• Graphology


  The visual aspect of design and appearance
• Lexis


  The vocabulary of a language
• Grammar


  Sentence structures, clauses and phrases
• Semantics


  The meanings of the words/piece as a whole
• Pragmatics


  The context of the language used
• Discourse


  Extended stretches of communication
• Word classes


  • Noun
  • Verb
  • Adjective
  • Adverb
  • Pronoun
  • Determiner
  • Preposition
  • Conjunction
• Noun


  A word that names a thing or concept
• Verb


  A word that shows a state of being, action or concept
• Adjective


  A word that modifies a noun
• Adverb


  A word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb
• Pronoun


  A word that substitutes for a noun
• Determiner


  A word that adds detail or clarity to a noun
• Preposition


  A word that shows connections between other words, often showing a sense of place or time
• Conjunction


  A word that connects larger structures such as phrases, clauses and sentences
• Adjective grading


  1. Base

  2. Comparative

  3. Superlative
• Adjective grading


  • small
  • smaller
  • smallest