Word Types

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Archaic words

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Archaic = ancient, old Wordsthat are not used anymore; we don’t usually use them in everyday speech

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Foreign words/loan words

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Words that have been given to us from other languages; often the spelling is odd compared to the our phonics works

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Dialect

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Dialect – “dumb dialogue” How people talk esp. grammatically, pronunciation, or word choice (like pop instead of soda)

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Figurative language

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A type of language that doesn’t really mean what itsays; it has a special meaning

- examples: simile, metaphor, pun, allusion, hyperbole

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Idiom

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A common phrase made up of words that can’t be understood by their literal or ordinary meanings; you can’t actually do these phrases! Ex.: It’s raining cats and dogs!

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Pun

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A humorous use of words in order to suggest different meanings or applications, especially with the use of homophonesEx.Haretoday….A boiled eggevery morning is hard to beat.

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Hyperbole

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exaggerated statements that is not meant to be taken literallyEx. He is bigger than an ox. -

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Symbol

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word or object that stands for another word or object

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Personification

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a thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes Ex. The fire swallowed the entiregroup of trees next to my house.

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simile

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a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as"

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metaphor

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a comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using “like”or “as"

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allusion

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mentioning something that reader is likely to be familiar with such as a person, place, or event from history or literature (esp. mythology)

Ex.: After being hit by cupid, Ihope that their relationship doesn’t come to a Romeo and Juliette conclusion.

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archaic

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look up this type of word in the dictionary; typically in the entry, you will see this word type noted in the dictionary entry; it will tell you where it originated; the definition will typically show a word that is used instead today (archeology = old); it is a word that is not commonly used any longer

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loan word

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look to see if there is an unusual pronunciation compared to what we would phonetically sound it out as; you can also look in a dictionary and see its origin or etymology; it is a word that is adopted from another language

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figurative language

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use context clue in the paragraph to define this phrase; some types you can Google them but this only works if you have an idiom or symbol

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dialect

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say the phrase aloud so that you can hear it to interpret the meaning; try to look at the phrase and change it to correct grammar; Google the phrase

if it is a common word, look it up in the dictionary to see where that word is chiefly used or which group of people uses that word

these are words that are typically said in dialogue that may include grammatical, pronunciation, or other differences than typical speech

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denotation

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"dictionary definition"; if asked for this, look it up in the dictionary; check to see which definition fits the context clues in the sentence

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connotation

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the feeling of the word; it is what feelings you associate with a word; for example, "uneducated" and "stupid" have a negative connotation but "stupid" is crueler that uneducated which just sounds factual

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literal language

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language that means exactly what it says

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imagery

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words that appeal to the 5 senses

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alliteration

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words that begin with the same sound

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repetition

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words, phrases, or entire sentences that are said again for emphasis, special effect, or other reason