AS Terminology (Ones need to fully learn)

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Ellipsis
Missing words from sentences.
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7 Adjectives
Emotive, Evaluative, Comparative, Superlative, Adverb, Descriptive, Intensifiers.
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Allusion
Reference to another source which is contexually being described.
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Ambiguity
Having more than 1 possible meaning.
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Anaphora
Repeating sequences of words or phrases and the start of clauses.
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Anecdote
True story.
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Diexis
Pointing word usually referring to time or place.
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Elision
Missing letters from words.
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Foregrounding
Highlighting part of a sentence.
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Hedge
maybe, could, possibly.
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Vague Language
Not been specific in what you are saying (thingymagig)
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Idiom
Metaphor used in everyday life.
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Idiolect
How an individual acts.
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Neoglosim
A new term or expression.
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5 Nouns
Abstract, Concrete, Pronoun, Collective, Proper.
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Paralinguistic Features
Actions someone makes whilst speaking (clapping, waving)
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Pathetic Fallacy
Describing characters moods to do with the weather.
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Prosodic features
Tone, pitch, volume.
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Sociolect
Way someone behaves due to social class.
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3 Verbs
Dynamic, Stative, Modal,
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7 Adjectives

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Emotive, Evaluative, Comparative, Superlative, Adverb, Descriptive, Intensifiers.

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Allusion

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Ambiguity

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Anaphora

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