Morphology
What is the term for a "unit" of language before the primary root word?
Prefix
What is the word class of 'conniving'?
Example: Chipmunks are conniving.
Which function focuses on the aesthetic quality of language?
Poetic function
Example: The moon danced across the sky
If there are words present in a text with oppositional relationships, what type of word are they?
Antonym
If I have a suffix that is changing the word class of a word to a 'verb', what is the term for that suffix?
verb-forming suffix
The unyielding, thick fog washed out the soundless landscape; the unknowable stroke of a vengeful painter.
What word class is most present in this sentence?
Adjective (5)
Noun (4)
"I can't believe this is happening!" is an example of what function.
Emotive function
If a word's meaning is derived from it's dictionary definition, what type of meaning is this called?
Denotative meaning
It changes or adds grammatical meaning (such as the tense etc...)...
... but DOES NOT change the word class
What is the abstract noun?
Cat, freedom, battle, shoe.
Freedom
"Hey, dear!" is an example of which function.
Phatic function
The phrase “passed away” is a softer, more polite way of saying “died.” This is known as what?
Euphemism
What does a derivational affix (prefix or suffix) do?
Changes the meaning of the word
It also often is an entirely new word in its own right
Example: breakable and unbreakable
What type of verb requires an object to complete its meaning?
Transitive verb
Example: She baked a cake
Which function is directed at the receiver and often requests, demands or commands action?
Conative function.
If a word's meaning is derived from emotional, cultural or personal associations with the word, what type of meaning is this called?
Connotative meaning
Break down the following word into its morphemes: unbreakable
un - break - able
prefix - root - adjective-forming suffix
bound - stem - free
derivational - free - NOT inflectional (as it changes word class)
Which adverb shows frequency?
Never, now, outside, sadly.
Never
If the title in an article was "What does ambiguous mean?", what function would most likely be present in the following section/body of the text?
Metalingual function
Imagine you have words which share meaning in a specific context - what is the term for this?
Semantic domain