English Language Terminology 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageInvestigating languageA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: aimeefox1998Created on: 08-12-16 10:49 Accent The specific way words are pronounced according to geographical region 1 of 33 Adjacency Pair Two utterances by different speakers that have a natural and logical link, and complete an idea together; a simple structure of two turns 2 of 33 Alliteration A sequence of words beginning with the same sound 3 of 33 Auxiliary Verb A verb that supports or 'helps' another; it shows tense or modality 4 of 33 Colloquialism An established set of informal terms used in everyday language 5 of 33 Complex Sentence A sentence containing a main clause with one or more subordinate or dependent clauses, often connected with a subordinating conjunction 6 of 33 Compound Sentence A sentence containing two or more main clauses, connected by co-ordinating conjunctions, or sometimes just separated by punctuation (E.g. Semicolon) 7 of 33 Connective A word such as a conjunction, that connects words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs 8 of 33 Covert Prestige A form or high status given to non-standard forms 9 of 33 Deixis Lexical items that 'point' towards something and place words in context 10 of 33 Dialect The language variety of a geographical location or social background, revealed by a variation in lexical and grammatical terms 11 of 33 Discourse A continuous stretch of language (usually spoken) that is longer than a sentence 12 of 33 Discourse Marker A word or phrase that indicates a change in topic or a return a previous topic 13 of 33 Dynamic Verbs Verbs where the situation described by the verb process changes over time 14 of 33 Elision The missing out of sounds or parts of words in speech or writing 15 of 33 Ellipsis The missing out of a word or words in a sentence 16 of 33 Euphemism A socially acceptable word or phrase used to avoid talking about something potentially distasteful 17 of 33 Face A person's self-esteem or emotional needs 18 of 33 Face Threatening Act A communicative act that threatens someone's positive or negative face needs 19 of 33 Field The general purpose of an act of communication 20 of 33 Gender The differences in behaviour and roles that are a result of societal expectations 21 of 33 Genre The category or type of a text 22 of 33 Hedging Device A linguistic device used to express uncertainty 23 of 33 Homophone A word that sounds the same as another word 24 of 33 Ideology A set of belief systems, attitudes or a world-viewheld by an individual or group 25 of 33 Idiolect An individual style of speaking 26 of 33 Jargon Specialist terminology that may exclude others 27 of 33 Lexis Words 28 of 33 Main clause A clause that can stand independently and make sense on its own 29 of 33 Mode The medium of communication 30 of 33 Modifier A word, usually an adjective or a noun used attributively, that qualifies the sense of a noun 31 of 33 Morpheme The smallest unit of grammatical meaning 32 of 33 Morphology The formation of words 33 of 33
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