english language term 0.0 / 5 ? English Language & LiteraturetermsASEdexcel Created by: tricia0Created on: 02-10-17 14:04 Phoneme the basic unit of sound 1 of 29 Diphthong a vowel sound that is the combination of two separate sounds, hwere a speaker glides from one to another 2 of 29 Voicing the act of the vocal cords either vibrating or not vibrating in the production of a consonant sound 3 of 29 place of articulation the position in the mouth where a consonant sound is produced 4 of 29 manner of articulation the extent to which airflow is interrupted by parts of the mouth in the pronunciation 5 of 29 syllable a sound unit with a vowel at its centre 6 of 29 accent a regional variety of speech that differs from other regional in terms of pronunciation 7 of 29 accommodation the ways that individuals adjust their speech patterns to match others 8 of 29 sound iconicity the use of the sound system to mirror form or meaning 9 of 29 denotative and connotational meanings the literal (denotative) and associated (connotational) meanings of words 10 of 29 figurative language language used in a non-literal way in order to describe something in another's term e.g similie 11 of 29 semantic fields groups of words connected by a shared meaning 12 of 29 synonyms words that have equivalent meanings 13 of 29 antonyms words that have contrasting meanings 14 of 29 hypernyms words whose meanings contain other words e.g animal contains dog 15 of 29 hyponyms words that can be included in a larger, more general category eg hyponyms car 16 of 29 levels of formality vocabulary styles including styles including style, colloquial, taboo, formal and frozen levels 17 of 29 sociolect a language style associated with a particular social group 18 of 29 dialect a language style associated with a particular social group 19 of 29 neology the process of new word formation, including the following: blends, compounds 20 of 29 semantic change the process of words changing meaning, including the following: narrowing, broadening 21 of 29 implicature an implied meaning that has to be inferred as a result of a conversational maxim 22 of 29 inference the understanding of implied meanings 23 of 29 irony using language to signal an attitude other than what has been literally expressed 24 of 29 deixis words that are context-bound where meaning depends on who is uding them, and where and when they are being used 25 of 29 speech acts communicative acts that carry meaning beyond the words and phrases used within them, for example, apologies and promises 26 of 29 politeness the awareness of others' needs to be approved of and liked and/or given freedom to express their own identity and choices 27 of 29 face the concept of how all communication relies on presenting a face to listeners and audiences 28 of 29 cooperative principles in conversation: how interaction is generally based upon various kinds of cooperative behaviour between speakers 29 of 29
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