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Describing language - Coggle Diagram
Describing language
Vocabulary
Language corpora
how frequently individual words are used
Word meaning
polysemy
antonyms
synonyms
hyponymy
Extending word use
metaphorical use
idioms
Word combinations
collocations
lexical phrases
phrasal verbs
The grammar of words
word classes
countable/uncountable
transitive/intransitive
Grammar
the description of the ways in which words can change their forms and can be combined into sentences
Spoken and written grammar
Ellipsis as a common feature of spoken language
Constructional principles of speech
Problems with grammar rules
easy and complex grammar rules
descriptive and pedagogic grammars
Michael Swan
s and Louis Alexander
s rules