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Register Jargon |
Register: The language you use to address people. you probably use an informal register with your friends, a formal register to address the queen. You have multiple registers. Jargon: Field-specific lexis, or specific language used to discuss a certain topic. |
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Halliday's Theory of Influence
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Mode: the topic/ subject you are talking/ writing about. you would use different language to discuss food and football. You would employ specific vocabulary. Manner: this refers to the relationship we have with other participants. You would use different levels of formality and different registers. Mode: written or spoken discourse. |
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Emotive lexis slang Taboo Lexis |
Emotive lexis: words used to create emotion. slang: informal language that does not exist in standard English. Taboo Lexis: swear words or language that is considered offensive/ inappropriate by society. |
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Euphemism Archaism Neologism |
Euphemism: an indirect word/ expression used to replace one that is too harsh. e.g. to pass away, rather that die.
Archaism: a word that is no longer used. Neologism: a new word. |
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Denotation Connotation Semantic Ambiguity |
Denotation: a direct/ dictionary definition of a word. Connotation: a secondary or associated meaning of a word. Semantic Ambiguity : a word or phrase that may be interpreted in multiple ways. |
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Semantic/ Lexical field Synonym Antonym |
Semantic/ Lexical field: words which are associated with each other. i.e. winter, cold, bleak, miserable, frosty, chilly ect. Synonym: Antonym |