most important terminology

noun phrase - lexis

a word or group of words containing a noun and functioning in a sentence as subject, object, or prepositional object

e.g. the big, warm coat or Hannah’s bowl of melon or the cheeky monkey climbed on top of the car

concrete nouns

a noun that is a tangible object that is not subjective e.g. table or water bottle

abstract nouns

a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object, e.g. truth, danger, happiness.

possessive pronouns

a pronoun used to indicate ownership e.g. mine, yours, his

personal pronouns

a short word to substitute for the proper noun of a person e.g. you, he, she

dynamic verbs

verbs which describe an action, change or process that has a beginning and an end e.g. run, hit, intervene

stative verbs

often relate to thoughts and opinions e.g. agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine etc.

descriptive adjectives

an adjective that modifies a noun or pronoun by describing it or expressing its quality

adverbs of manner

adverbs of time

adverbs of place

connotations

semantic field

colloquial lexis

formal lexis - lexis

syntax - grammar

sentence

clause

phrase

simple sentence

complex sentence

active construction

passive construction

main clause

subordinate clause

subordinating conjunction

tense - grammar

discourse structure - discourse

narrative

dichotomy

protagonist

antagonist

typical discourse feature

register

juxtaposition - discourse

pun - phonology

colour - graphology

images - graphology

satire - pragmatics

humour

irony

idioms

metaphorical verbs

allusion

euphemism

intertextual references - pragmatics