A verbal pointing word that situate a speaker or writer in relation to what is said and are therefore context-bound e.g. here, there, this, that
Deixis
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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
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Cosmetic Surgery is an example of a what?
Collocation
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A break from the pattern which is set up in the text is known as what?
Internal Deviation
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What is an ellipsis
The omission of words for economical reasons or because the context means that the person listening understands the shortened utterance
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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
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What is a euphemism and can you give an example?
a more socially acceptable word or phrase, e.g. passed away instead of dead
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Prosodics is the study of what?
How speakers can shape meanings through emphasising certain aspects of intonation, speed and volume
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Card 2
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What is the definition that describes the distinctive features an individual's particular language or speech patterns that marks them out as an individual?
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Idiolect
Card 3
Front
Cosmetic Surgery is an example of a what?
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Card 4
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A break from the pattern which is set up in the text is known as what?
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