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38 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Abstract Noun
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Noun refering to something you cannot touch or see.
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Accent
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Pronounciation of words relating to region
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Acronym
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Made from initial letters of a phrase
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Antithesis
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Rehtorical language using contrasting ideas
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Antonyms
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Words with opposite meanings
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Back-channelling
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Feedback supporting a speaker
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Buzz Words
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Fashionable in a particular occupational group
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Child-directed Speech
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Over-simplified language used when talking to kids.
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Coining
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Creating new words
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Collocation
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Words that appear together regularly (done and dusted)
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Connotation
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Associations with a particular word
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Declaritive
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Statement sentance
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Deixis
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Referring to something outside the conversation
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Denotion
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Literal meaning of a word
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Difference Model
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Tannen's model showing different objectives between gender.
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Dominance Model
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Zimmerman and West, language differences are due to male dominance.
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Elision
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Slurring sounds or syllables together for ease
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Ellipsis
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Leaving out words that don't effect meaning
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Exclamative
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Expressive sentance
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Filler
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Sound made to keep conversation
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Hedging
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Words demonstrating uncertainty
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Idiolect
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Features of language due to upbringing and experiences
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Imperative
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Gives orders
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Interrogative
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A question
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Jargon
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Specialist dialect
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Juxtaposition
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Arranging text/images near each other for effect
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Management speak
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Language in workplace for formality, normally over complex
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Multimodal
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Containing features of different modes
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Narrative Voice
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Who is the speaker or voice of a text
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Neologisms
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New words invented normally through advances in technology etc.
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Oxymoron
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Using contrasting words in conjunction eg bittersweet
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Parody
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Subverting conventions
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Referenial language
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Referring to objects round the speakers
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Sociolect
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Language picked up through interaction between social groups
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Tag question
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Doesnt it? Provoking response
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Unresponsiveness
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Negative way of asserting control
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Endearment
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Darling, honey etc, showing affection
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Assessibility
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How easy it is for a certain audience to understand
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