English Framework
- Created by: Emma
- Created on: 14-10-15 20:01
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2. What is a euphemism and can you give an example?
- a more socially acceptable word or phrase, e.g. passed away instead of dead
- using a blunt or direct word instead of a more polite or indirect alternative e.g. elephantine instead of fat
3. What is the definition that describes the distinctive features an individual's particular language or speech patterns that marks them out as an individual?
- Idiolect
- Dialect
- Sociolect
4. What is an ellipsis
- The omission of words for economical reasons or because the context means that the person listening understands the shortened utterance
- A series of dots
- a word or phrase that returns the conversation to a previous topic
5. What are 'there' and 'their' an example of? and what are they
- Homophone -words pronounced the same but have different meanings and may have different spellings
- Heterephone- words that have the same spelling but very different pronunciation and meanings
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