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Vocabulaire pour l'IELTS Academic (Score 8-9) - Langue

Ici, vous apprendrez quelques mots anglais liés à la langue qui sont nécessaires pour l'examen académique IELTS.

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Vocabulary for Academic IELTS (8)
apposition

(grammar) the use of two adjacent noun phrases having the same referent that have the same syntactical role in a sentence

apposition

apposition

Ex: In linguistics, apposition refers to a grammatical construction where two elements, usually noun phrases, are placed side by side, with one element serving to define or modify the other. 
portmanteau word

a new word that is formed by the combination of two other words blending their meaning and sounds

mot-valise

mot-valise

Ex: The term "brunch" is a portmanteau word that combines "breakfast" and "lunch." 
syntax
syntax
[nom]

(linguistics) the way in which words and phrases are arranged to form grammatical sentences in a language

syntaxe

syntaxe

Ex: In linguistics, syntax refers to the rules that govern the structure of sentences, determining how words are arranged to convey meaning. 
morpheme

(linguistics) the smallest meaningful unit of a language that does not necessarily stand alone and cannot be divided

morphème

morphème

Ex: In linguistics, a morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning or grammatical function in a language. 
lexicon
lexicon
[nom]

the complete set of meaningful units in a language or a branch of knowledge, or words or phrases that a speaker uses

annales, lexique

annales, lexique

Ex: The lexicon of a language encompasses all the words and phrases that speakers use to communicate meaning. 
anaphora

(grammar) a word or phrase that refers to a preceding word or phrase

anaphore

anaphore

Ex: Anaphora refers to the rhetorical device of repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. 
linguist

an expert in the study of language, examining its structure, development, and cultural aspects

linguiste

linguiste

Ex: The linguist conducted research on the syntax and grammar of an endangered indigenous language. 
glossary

a list of technical terms or jargons of a particular field or text, provided in alphabetical order with an explanation for each one

glossaire, lexique

glossaire, lexique

Ex: The textbook includes a glossary at the end, providing definitions for key terms and concepts. 
orthography

the standardized set of rules and conventions for spelling and writing within a particular language or writing system, guiding the proper representation of words and symbols

orthographe, système orthographique

orthographe, système orthographique

morphology

the field of linguistics that investigates how words are formed, analyzed, and combined to convey meaning, including the study of prefixes, suffixes, roots, and other linguistic units

morphologie

morphologie

etymology

the study of the origins and historical developments of words and their meanings

étymologie

étymologie

Ex: Linguists trace the etymology of "vocabulary" back to Latin "vocabulum," meaning word. 
semasiology

the branch of linguistics that focuses on the study of meaning in language, examining how words, signs, and other linguistic units acquire and convey meaning within a particular language or across languages

sémasiologie

sémasiologie

philology

the study of language, literature, and historical texts to understand their origins, development, and cultural context, encompassing areas such as linguistics, textual criticism, and literary analysis

philologie

philologie

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