English Language Keyterms 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage variation and discoursesA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: HarrietSmoutCreated on: 13-05-19 16:28 Paralinguistics Non-vocal features e.g. hand movements 1 of 13 Marking Make feature stand out to show that it's distinctive or unusual in some way 2 of 13 Lexical Variable More than one way of saying something 3 of 13 Assimilation Conforming to the characteristics of the group 4 of 13 Clipping Cutting a word short e.g. phone, demo, gym 5 of 13 Pejorative Denotes distaste or contempt of something by the speaker 6 of 13 Descriptivism How language is actually used 7 of 13 Prescriptivism How language is 'supposed' to be, uses rules 8 of 13 Eye Dialect Spelling words to represent accent 9 of 13 Mitigated Request Softening demand 10 of 13 Synthetic Personalisation Forging friendship with audience 11 of 13 Essentialism Distinct social groups 12 of 13 Social Constructionism Social groups are created by society through what people do 13 of 13
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