Year 12 : Quiz #1

The study of words within a specific language (the lexicon). A lexeme is a unit of meaning in a

language, typically one word. A lexeme can also consist of a group of words that, by

themselves, do not separately convey the meaning of the whole group; these are referred to

as multi-word lexemes.

• Phonology

• Lexicology

• Phonetics

• Morphology

Sounds produced through the restriction or obstruction of airflow in the vocal tract. Described

by place and manner of articulation, and voicing.Diphthongs

• Diphthongs

• Consonants

• Voicing

• Vowels

A unit of meaning in a language, typically one word. It can also consist of a group of words

that, by themselves, do not separately convey the meaning of the whole group; these are

referred to as multi-word lexemes.

• Tenor

• Text type

• Lexeme

• Register

The 'note' or 'height' of your voice.

• Volume

• Pitch

• Height

• Roundness

The location in the vocal tract where the obstruction of airflow occurs, producing a consonant sound

• Place of articulation

• Vowels

• Backness

• Assimilation

Describe position in time, space and attitude - in, at, according to, underneath

• Sense relations

• Prepositions

• Phonetics

• Repetition

When speaker stops for a variety of reasons - expressed as (4) or (.) Can be an indicator of

non-fluency

• Backness

• Semantics

• Hyponym

• Pauses

Refers to the positioning of different clause functions (subject, object, verb, complement,

adverbial) within the sentence. Some languages follow this strictly (e.g. Modern English mostly

sticks to Subject - Verb - Object), whilst others are more flexible (e.g. Cantonese, Old English).

• Clause

• Purpose/s

• Authorial Intent

• Word Order

A more specific word within a category or under a hypernym. E.g. Dog breeds = German

Shepherd, Dalmatian, Spoodle

• Prepositions

• Simple sentence

• Hyponym

• Pauses

A lexical form that denotes a semantically general category with other lexical forms listable as

more specific types within it. E.g. Dog breeds = German Shepherd, Dalmatian, Spoodle

• Phonology

• Determiner

• Morphology

• Hypernym