Lexis Recap...

Lexis is...

• the vocabulary of a language

• the sounds of a language

• the spelling of a language

• the visuals of a language

The Anglo Saxons had roots in...

• American language/s

• Latin language/s

• Germanic language/s

• French language/s

Polysyllabic

• A word with one syllable
• A word with two or more syllables

Monosyllabic

• Having one syllable
• Having two syllables
• Having three syllables
• Having four syllables

A lexeme is...

• The sound a word makes

• The symbol for a letter

• The space around a text

• The term for a single word

Etymology is the study of...

• A word's origin, it's history and formation

• Adding different endings to words

• Creating completely new words

HIGH register

• Casual

• Formal

• Usually polysyllabic words

• Informal

LOW register

• Casual

• Formal

• Usually polysyllabic words

• Usually monosyllabic words

A Neologism is...

• A completely new word

• A translation of a word

• Accent

Borrowed words are...

• Those taken from another existing language, i.e. 'maisonette' is borrowed from French

• Newly created words, such as 'hobbit' or 'quidditch'