Lang Voc 2

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linguistics

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The study of the nature, structure, and variation of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics

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metaphor

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison

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mood/tone

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Manner of expression in speech or writing

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objective

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Having actual existence or reality

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paradox

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A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true

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parallelism

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The use of identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses or phrases

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parody

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A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule

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pathos

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A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow

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pedantic

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Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules

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prose

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Ordinary speech or writing, without metrical structure

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pun

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A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words

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rationalism

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Reliance on reason as the best guide for belief and action

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rhetoric

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The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively

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satire

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A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit

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semantics

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The study or science of meaning in language; the study of relationships between signs and symbols and what they represent

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soliloquy

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A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener

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style

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The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed

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subjective

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Proceeding from or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world

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syntax

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The pattern of formation of sentences or phrases in a language; the study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences

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syllogism

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A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

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symbol

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Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible

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surrealism

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A 20th-century literary and artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious and is characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matter

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thesis

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A hypothetical proposition, especially one put forth without proof; a proposition that is maintained by argument

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transition

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Passage from one form, state, style, or place to another

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vernacular

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The standard native language of a country or locality