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10 Cards in this Set
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Connotation
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The emotional and imaginative
association surrounding a word. |
non literal
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Denotation
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The strict dictionary definition of a word.
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literal
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dialect
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Different forms of American English.
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regional dialects
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the english used by by people in a particular region of the country.
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accent
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ethnic dialects
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the english used by a particular culture group
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ebonics
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SEAE
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Standard edited American English-the most widely used and accepted variety of American English.
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Standard English
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slang
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Made up words and old words used in new ways.
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peer talk
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colloquialism
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the colorful widely used expressions of conversational language.
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sayings
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jargon
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A special language used by a particular group of people
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cliches
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Tired words or expressions
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lame language
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