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17 Cards in this Set
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Linguistics |
The study of Language |
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Idiom |
expression with a meaning different than it's literal meaning of the individual words |
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Dialect |
A certain type of slang you use based on where you were raised |
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Region |
an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries |
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Dialogue |
A conversation between two or more people written in text. |
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Jargon |
special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand |
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Cliché |
An expression that's used so often that it's lost it's original impact |
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Bias |
Favoring one side over another due to your opinion |
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Credibility |
Being trusted or believed in |
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Theme |
A central idea in a story |
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Implicit |
Something implied but not described in the text |
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Explicit |
Stated clearly and in detail |
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Universal |
Something that can be done by all people/ things |
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Trancend |
To go beyond the range or limit |
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Justify |
To prove something right |
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Elaborate |
To describe something in a more descriptive meaning |
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Parenthetical Documentation |
To provide where the information that you got from someone/something. To cite any work into a document. |
