English language 1st week definitions 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageInvestigating languageA2/A-levelAQA Created by: aliyah_hussainCreated on: 27-09-16 20:36 Lexical gap when you don't have an equivalent 1 of 40 feminising suffix adding ess to the ending to something 2 of 40 overt prestige out in the open 3 of 40 covert prestige hidden 4 of 40 converge blend into the culture you are in for example in an interview you are more formal and with friends you are using slang 5 of 40 emotive language designed to have an emotional response 6 of 40 diminutive form patronising languge 7 of 40 polite language please/thank you 8 of 40 jargon words that associate with a certain group 9 of 40 obbreviation shortening down words 10 of 40 lexis the words that make up a language 11 of 40 semantics meaning 12 of 40 modifiers descriptive words 13 of 40 field specific lexis words that link together 14 of 40 imperatives commands 15 of 40 neoglism new words 16 of 40 slang informal language 17 of 40 register three terms used and by who register is usually formal and informal field is the sunject manner is the relationship mode is the is it written or spoken 18 of 40 discourse marker changing the topic in a convo for example but anyway 19 of 40 idolect speaking habits of a person 20 of 40 sociolect language used in a certain group for example teens use slang 21 of 40 dialect the accent lexis and grammar of a specific geographical area 22 of 40 person deixis i you we 23 of 40 spatial deixis here there left right 24 of 40 temporal deixis now then today 25 of 40 abstract nouns any nouns you cannot touch anger dream hope 26 of 40 proper noun starts with capitals for example a name 27 of 40 declarative statement 28 of 40 interrogative question 29 of 40 imperative command 30 of 40 clause a part of a sentence that makes sense on its own 31 of 40 subordinate clause less important does not make sense on its own 32 of 40 pragmatics reading between the lines 33 of 40 monological speaking aloud single 34 of 40 analogy compare 2 things and have many similarities 35 of 40 Taboo lexis inappropriate langugage 36 of 40 euphomism a word or phrase to avoid saying an offensive word 37 of 40 semantics study of meaning 38 of 40 denotation a word/dictionary defintion 39 of 40 connotation emotion we have with a particular word 40 of 40
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