GLOSSARY
Anglo-Saxon - 1. describes the people who lived in England from about 600 AD and their language and customs 2. describes modern societies which are based on or influenced by English customs
Chunk noun - Any pair or group of words commonly found together or near one another, e.g. phrasal verbs (get on), idioms (it drives me crazy), collocations (make the bed), fixed expressions (How do you do?).
Collocation noun, collocate verb- Words which are regularly used together. The relation between the words may be grammatical, for example when certain verbs/adjectives collocate with particular prepositions, e.g. depend on, good at, or when a verb like make or do collocates with a noun, e.g. do the shopping, make a plan. Collocations may also be lexical when two content words are regularly used together, e.g. We went the wrong way NOT We went the incorrect way.
Dominate verb, dominant adjective- To have a very strong influence over what happens. If a particular learner is dominant in class, then other learners get less chance to participate actively. If a teacher dominates, the lesson is teacher-centred.
Linguistic adjective, linguistics noun- Connected with language or the study of language. Studying linguistics includes studying the grammar, discourse and phonology of a language
conjugation noun specialized 1. [ C ] a group of verbs that conjugate in the same way 2. [ U ] when or how you conjugate a verb
interjection noun formal
1. [ C or U ] when someone interrupts someone else, or the interruptions themselves
Her controversial speech was punctuated with noisy interjections from the audience.
2. [ C ] In grammar, an interjection is a word which is used to show a short sudden expression of emotion
"Hey!" is an interjection.
Mother tongue noun - The very first language that you learn as a baby, which is usually the language spoken to you by your parents. Also called L1 or first language. We learn our mother tongue in a different way from the way we learn a second language. See L1, L2, native speaker.
Noun- A person, place or thing, e.g. elephant, girl, grass, school.
A collective noun is a noun for a group of people or things, e.g. the police, the government.
A common noun is a noun that is not the name of a particular person, place or thing, e.g. table, book.
A compound noun is a combination of two or more words, which are used as a single word, e.g. a flower shop, a headache.
A countable noun has both a singular and a plural form, e.g. book books.
A plural noun is more than one person, place or thing and can be regular or irregular, e.g. boys, women.
A proper noun is the name of a person or place, e.g. Robert, London. An uncountable noun does not have a plural form, e.g. information.
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