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15 Cards in this Set
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Grammatical gender
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Gender system in which all things are given gender (masculine, feminine, neuter or common gender)
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Biological (or Natural) gender
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Gender system based on real-life sex. Possessed by ModE
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Neuter (gender)
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means "neutral" (non masculine, non feminine)
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Common (gender)
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Masculine and feminine integrated as one. Such integration is called "Common".
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Euphemism
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a word/phrase used in a polite replacement for an offensive, indecent or embarrassing expression.
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Dysphemism
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An offensive word or phrase used in place of a neutral one.
e.g: nag (for "horse"), mug (for "face"). |
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Kotodama
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The ancient belief that calling something by name breathes life to it.
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OE's situational "it"
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In OE, an unidentifiable supernatural power was perceived as a neutral being and expressed by "it"
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Impersonal "it"
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The dummy "it" used in expressions of weather, time, date, etc.
e.g: What time is "it"? |
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Language contact
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The situation in which one region or country has the co-existence of 2 or more languages.
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Code
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The cover term for dialect and writing and language
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Code-mixing
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Mixing of different codes within a sentence or phrase.
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Hybridization
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Process in which new word is formed by the combination of 2 words existing in 2 different languages. Such new word is called "hybrid"
e.g: opera-house, mansion-house... |
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Blending
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process in which a new word is formed by combination of two words from the same language. Such new word is called "blend".
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Rhotic "r"
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A trilled "r" in the way to read a word (e.g: read). General AmE speakers use this sound.
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