Mr Pavey - Lexis
The Catcher in the Rye Prose - Words which are written just as they are spoken Poetry - Literature which consists of feelings, rhythm and sometimes rhyme. Drama - A genre of literature. Context - A setting, time or place for an event. Melancholy - Sadness, gloomy or depression. Satire - A literary composition in verse or prose in which human frolly and vice are held up to scorn, derision or ridicule. The use of humour, iron and exaggeration to criticize people's stupidity. Canon of English Literature - How books are influenced by the past and will continue being influenced in the future. Protagonist - The leading/Main character. Picaresque- The main protagonist with a rough/dishonest personality but is still appealling. Dialect - A form of language with distinctive words, punctuation and grammar Sociolect - Social dialect used by social groups Idiosyncratic - a personal style of talking which belongs to an indivigual Idiolect - Language specific to a person Colloquial- characteristics to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing. Ostracized - Silent treatment Qualms - Worries Can - Bathroom Suave - Sophisticated Incognitio - In Hiding Horse around - Mess around Putrid - Decaying/Rotting Digression - Diverting the topic away from the point initially being made. Chewed the rag - To chat Digress - To move away Bawling - To cry a lot Birds - Slang term for girls Chiffonier - chest of drawers Stiffs - dead bodies Ebonics - Black American language. Coined - He/She has started off/created something. Malapropism - Unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar. Bildungsroman - A novel dealing with a person's development or spiritual education. Picaresque - A style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero. Suspension of disbelief - Putting aside something you know but avoid in order to enjoy it. Archaism - Words which have disappeared and are used rarely. Syntax - the order of words. Skillet - Frying pan Skiff - Boat Heavy timbered - Forest Hatchet - Small axe Pooty - Pretty Hogs/Ingots - Wild pig Synonyms - Words that are similar in meaning Wheedles - to persuade someone to do something Trading-scow - river boat for carrying cargo Shingle - A sign or board Shucks - Used to express disappointing or used in reaction to a compliment. Cubby - A closet |
Mr Ahmed - Lexis
Anthology Lexis - Vocabulary or a group of words. Syntax - The right order of words Clauses - Simple Sentences. Pun - Play on Words Register - Type of speech or writing depending on the type of activity or context the language is used in. Complex sentences - Sentences, clauses linked simply by 'and 'but' 'or' Compound Sentences - Imperative - Verbs which give commands Conditional clause - clause which is a statement Phonology - Sounds made Graphology - How symbols can change meanings Morphology - Word Structures Discourse - Written/spoken communication Semantics - Meaning of a word, sentence or phrase Pragmatics - Logic on an implied meaning Conjunctions - Linking different parts of a sentence together Declarative Sentence - Sentences which are statements or provide information Interrogative Sentences - Asking Questions Imperative Sentence - Advice/Commands Exclamatory Sentences - Emphatic sentences with the use of explanation marks Ambiguity - Language which has more than one meaning Oxymoron - When contradictory phrases or words are put together Non Fluency features - E.G Hesitation - mistakes in speech Paralinguistic Features - non verbal forms of communication such as pausing Ellison - When something has purposely been taken out / mixing two sentences together Juxtaposition - two contradictory terms next to each other Intertextual Reference - when a text makes a reference to another text Syndetic - Connected by a conjunction Aysndetic list - Connected with a comma instead of a conjunction. Collective pronoun - Uses words such as we and us to involve the reader. Caesura - Stops in the middle of a line / pauses. Personification - Adding human characteristics. |