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17 Cards in this Set
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Accent |
The distinctive way an English speaker from a particular region pronounces words |
Pronunciation |
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Active voice |
When the subject of the sentence is directly performing the verb e.g Steve burst the bubble |
Who's performing |
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Anaphora |
When a word, usually a pronoun, refers back to something or someone that has already been mentioned e.g Barry can't come because he's ill |
Referring back |
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Antithesis |
Type of rhetorical language where contrasting ideas or words are balanced against each other e.g it's just too good from Green and just too bad for the goalkeeper |
Balance / contrast |
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Antonyms |
Words with opposite meanings |
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Assimilation |
When the sounds next to each other in a spoken word or sentence are pronounced in a similar way to make them easier to say |
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Assonance |
When the main vowel sounds of two or more words are close together in a text or the same |
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Auxiliary verbs |
Verbs used before the main verb in a sentence to give extra information about it |
E.g. I have seen him |
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Babbling |
The production of short vowel / consonant combinations by a baby acquiring language |
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Back-channelling |
A kind of feedback in spoken language that supports the person speaking and shows that what is being said is understood |
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Cataphora |
A reference in a text to something in the future, that follows in later phrases or sentences |
E.g. These are the directions |
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Cohesion |
The linking of ideas in texts to ensure the text makes sense |
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Collocation |
Words that commonly appear together in order, in specific lexical units |
E.g. Done and dusted |
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Complement |
A word or phrase that gives more information about the subject or object in a sentence |
E.g. The boy is [actually a cow] |
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Deixis |
A reference to something outside of the text or conversation that can't be understood unless you know the context |
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Denotation |
The literal meaning. Factual |
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Elision |
Then sounds or syllables are slurred together in speech to make pronunciation easier and quicker |
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