A-LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TERMS 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageInvestigating languageA2/A-levelAQA Created by: chloe.1401Created on: 03-07-20 14:40 Jargon Special words and phrases that are used by particular groups of people, especially in their work 1 of 23 Dialect A form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar 2 of 23 Slang Very informal language that is usually spoken rather than written, used especially by particular groups of people 3 of 23 Colloquialisms An informal word or expression that is more suitable for use in speech than in writing 4 of 23 Taboo terms A subject, word, or action that is avoided for religious or social reasons 5 of 23 Cliches Something that has become overly familiar 6 of 23 Euphemisms A word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word 7 of 23 Dysphemisms The substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one 8 of 23 Archaisms A word or expression that is not generally used any more 9 of 23 Neologism A new word or expression, or a new meaning for an existing word 10 of 23 Blend word A word (such as brunch) produced by combining other words or parts of words 11 of 23 Loan word A word taken from another language and at least partly naturalized 12 of 23 Hypernym A word whose meaning includes a group of other words 13 of 23 Hyponym A word whose meaning is included in the meaning of another word 14 of 23 Homonym A word that sounds the same or is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning 15 of 23 Homophone A word that is pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning or spelling, or both 16 of 23 Homograph A word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning 17 of 23 Amelioration The process of making a bad or unpleasant situation better 18 of 23 Pejoration An historical process by which the semantic and connotative status of a word tends to decline 19 of 23 Metonymy The act of referring to something using a word that describes one of its qualities or features 20 of 23 Polysyllabic terms Containing three or more syllables 21 of 23 Vernacular The form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally, especially in informal situations 22 of 23 Monosyllabic terms Containing only one syllable 23 of 23
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