Language Change Terms AICE Lang

the alphabet and other visual elements on the page, such as the font, headings, columns, bullet points, numbers, borders, boxes, paragraph size, line spacing, use of white space, use of colour, logos, drawings, photographs, captions, diagrams, and charts   

(medial S, thorn (þ), transposition of  y/i and u/v.  ‘V’ is usually at the beginning of words in Middle English   and ‘u’ in the medial position)                                                    

Rules for writing, subject-verb agreement, verb-tense agreement, using parts of speech correctly

the pronunciation of words

the study of the ways words change by adding inflections and/or affixes

the ending of a word that shows its function:  the word’s verb tense: past present, or future; also, whether the word is singular, plural or possessive

the part of a word which cannot be changed, but which can be added to for a change in meaning

a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word

a group of letters added to the end of a word which changes its function

vocabulary

word meanings