Galician PAU Language and Literature II: foundations key terms

Attachment of an unstressed pronoun after its governing word, requiring the actual Galician spelling and relevant accentuation.

Position of an unstressed pronoun before its governing verb, determined by the actual clause and relevant triggering expressions.

An infinitive form bearing person and number endings that can help identify its subject in an appropriate construction.

A single-word verbal form such as cantara that can locate an event before another past reference point.

A participant often expressing a recipient or related role, whose pronoun selection depends on the particular governing construction.

The central position developed by a text, which must be distinguished from an example or an attributed opposing view.

A relationship acknowledging a consideration while maintaining another claim, without necessarily rejecting either proposition as entirely false.

A conclusion supported by the supplied wording and context, rather than an invented motive or an unrelated personal experience.

Reference back to an earlier expression or proposition, requiring the reader to identify the actual antecedent in context.

An explicit comparison between elements, often signalled by coma, whose meaning must be explained within the particular passage.

The meaningful overall relationship among a text’s ideas, distinct from merely inserting visible connecting words between unrelated statements.

The linguistic links among parts of a text, including reference, repetition and connectors that contribute to readable relationships.

A relevant competing consideration addressed accurately before explaining how the main position responds to or accommodates its force.

Language choices appropriate to reader, purpose and situation, rather than a universal ranking of speakers or varieties.

A deliberate review of relevance, organization, evidence and language accuracy, performed beyond checking isolated spelling errors alone.

A nineteenth-century Galician cultural and literary renewal associated with renewed publication and prestige, not the beginning of all Galician expression.

The voice presented within a poem, which must be distinguished from the historical author’s identity and personal biography.

An unequal distribution of languages or varieties across social functions and prestige, not an intrinsic hierarchy of their expressive capacity.

The process of supporting broader ordinary social use of a language, distinguishable from establishing its spelling or grammatical conventions.

Development and use of recognized linguistic conventions, without making regional varieties unreal or their speakers inherently deficient.