Language and linguistics
Education & studying · C1 · 16 words
About this vocabulary deck
Sixteen C1 words for talking about how language works, from syntax and etymology to euphemism, jargon and loanword.
- Level
- C1
- Topic
- Education & studying
- Theme
- School & learning
- Words
- 16 words with meanings and examples
- Use it
- Flip cards, quiz, play as a game, print as flashcards or a worksheet
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First words in the deck
- syntax — the rules for arranging words into sentences
- semantics — the study of meaning in language
- etymology — the history of a word: where it came from and how its meaning has changed