A-level English Language and Literature
Connotation - correct answer An idea or feeling a word invokes
Semantic Field - correct answer A lexical set of related terms
Denotation - correct answer Literal meaning of a word
Idiolects - correct answer An individual's way of speaking
Sociolect - correct answer Language features of a certain social group
Amelioration - correct answer When a word change meaning positively over time
Archaisms - correct answer Imitation of archaic styles or features in language
Synonyms - correct answer A word or phrase that relates exactly as another word or phrase
Antonyms - correct answer A word opposite in meaning to another
Jargon - correct answer Field specific language
Collocation - correct answer Relationship between words (e.g Fish & Chips have a strong collocation)
Prepositions - correct answer A word that expresses a relation between a noun and pronoun
Noun - correct answer A word used to identify any of a class of people, places or things
Abstract Noun - correct answer A noun denoting an idea, quality or state e.g happiness
, A-level English Language and Literature
Concrete Nouns - correct answer A noun denoting a material object rather than an abstract quality e.g
tree
Verbs - correct answer Words that describe an action, state or occurance
Modal Verbs - correct answer A verb that expresses necessity or possibility e.g must, could, would
Modal Auxiliary Verb - correct answer e.g must, will, might
Modal Lexical Verbs - correct answer e.g hope, like, believe
Modal Adjectives - correct answer e.g sure, certain, doubtful
Modal Adverbs - correct answer perhaps, possibly, maybe
Modality - correct answer term used to describe language that presents degrees of attitude or
commitment
Deontic Modality - correct answer expressions highlighting necessity e.g must, necessary
Boulomaic Modality - correct answer expressions that highlight aspects of desire
Epistemically Modality - correct answer expressions that highlight degrees of belief/perception e.g
hope,hopefully
Modal shading - correct answer Dominant type of Modality an extract or text displays
Positive shading - correct answer prominent use of deontic and boulomaic forms that show strong
certainty
Connotation - correct answer An idea or feeling a word invokes
Semantic Field - correct answer A lexical set of related terms
Denotation - correct answer Literal meaning of a word
Idiolects - correct answer An individual's way of speaking
Sociolect - correct answer Language features of a certain social group
Amelioration - correct answer When a word change meaning positively over time
Archaisms - correct answer Imitation of archaic styles or features in language
Synonyms - correct answer A word or phrase that relates exactly as another word or phrase
Antonyms - correct answer A word opposite in meaning to another
Jargon - correct answer Field specific language
Collocation - correct answer Relationship between words (e.g Fish & Chips have a strong collocation)
Prepositions - correct answer A word that expresses a relation between a noun and pronoun
Noun - correct answer A word used to identify any of a class of people, places or things
Abstract Noun - correct answer A noun denoting an idea, quality or state e.g happiness
, A-level English Language and Literature
Concrete Nouns - correct answer A noun denoting a material object rather than an abstract quality e.g
tree
Verbs - correct answer Words that describe an action, state or occurance
Modal Verbs - correct answer A verb that expresses necessity or possibility e.g must, could, would
Modal Auxiliary Verb - correct answer e.g must, will, might
Modal Lexical Verbs - correct answer e.g hope, like, believe
Modal Adjectives - correct answer e.g sure, certain, doubtful
Modal Adverbs - correct answer perhaps, possibly, maybe
Modality - correct answer term used to describe language that presents degrees of attitude or
commitment
Deontic Modality - correct answer expressions highlighting necessity e.g must, necessary
Boulomaic Modality - correct answer expressions that highlight aspects of desire
Epistemically Modality - correct answer expressions that highlight degrees of belief/perception e.g
hope,hopefully
Modal shading - correct answer Dominant type of Modality an extract or text displays
Positive shading - correct answer prominent use of deontic and boulomaic forms that show strong
certainty
