We restricted the analysis to nouns, adjectives and verbs, which convey most of the meaning in a sentence The resulting dictionary of semantic fields
convenient handles, referring to these nouns as abrelatas and scarecrow nouns, lexical items which is an antidote to the mealy-mouthedness that lurks in
antidote antiseptic anti-gravity antifreeze What does the prefix auto– mean in these nouns? autobiography autograph automaton autopilot
We use the indefinite article with non- unique, singular countable nouns, e g there is a tutorial each week; she found an antidote to that poison
Nouns that refer to things which can be counted (can be singular or plural) are countable antibiotic, antidepressant, antidote circum-
Prefix Meaning Examples anti- against anticlimax, antidote, antithesis auto- self autobiography, automobile bi- two bilingualism, biculturalism, bi-
The most common prefixes used to form new nouns in academic English anticlimax, antidote, antithesis auto- self Suffix added to verbs or nouns adjective
convenient handles, referring to these nouns as abrelatas and scarecrow lexical items which is an antidote to the mealy-mouthedness that lurks in derivational
Diving doesn't belong because all of the other words can act as nouns (a dwelling, a meeting, etc ), but diving The doctor tried to come up with an antidote 1
Antidote – a medicine to counteract the effect of another medicine Antonym – a word opposite in meaning to another Aquatic – of animals which live in water
The /l/ or /əl/ sound spelt –al at the end of words, Not many nouns end in –al, but many adjectives do metal, pedal, anti–: antiseptic, anti-clockwise, antidote
Nouns ending in the suffix -ation Nouns ending in interlude antiseptic anti- clockwise antisocial antidote antibiotic anti-venom anti-ageing antifreeze