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Content word
A word
which carries the main meaning; often contrasted with ‘function words’ which mainly perform a
grammatical function and carry little meaning e.g.
in the sentence ‘ The postman was carrying a very big bag.’ the
content words are
postman,
carrying, very, big, bag. Content
words are usually nouns, verbs, adjectives or
adverbs. See
function word.
Context
1. The situation in which
language is used or presented, e.g. a story about a holiday experience could be used as
the context to present and practise past tenses. Photographs can help to provide
a context for a magazine
article.
2. The words or phrases before or after a word in discourse which help someone to understand that word.
See
deduce meaning from context.
Contextualise
To put new language into a situation that shows what it means. See
set the scene,
set the context.
Continuous assessment: see
assessment.
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