Key Terminology for English Lang AQA AS B

Flash cards of some of the key terminology for the AS English Language AQA Spec B Exam

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  • Created on: 13-03-13 14:45
Accent
the specific way words are pronounced, according to geographical region.
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Dialect
The variety of language of a geographical region or social background.
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Elision
The missing out of sounds or parts of words in speech or writing.
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Ellipsis
The missing out of a word/s in a sentence.
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Discourse
A continuous stretch of langauge that is longer than a sentence.
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Idiolect
An individual style of speaking. A 'linguistic fingerprint'.
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Lexis
The method that deals with the vocabulary system of a language.
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Example of Initialism
CIA
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Hedging Device
A linguistic device used to express uncertainty.
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Face
A person's self-esteem or emotional needs.
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Exchange Structure
A series of turns between speakers.
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Colloquialism
Established set of informal terms used in everyday language.
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Anaphoric Referencing
Referencing back to an already stated lexical item.
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Synthetic Personalisation
The way advertising and other forms of communication use personalised language such as the second person.
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Connotation
An associated, symbolic meaning relying on culturally shared conventions.
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Phonetic Spelling
A spelling that represents the sound of a word as opposed to its conventional spelling.
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Discourse Marker
A word of phrase that indicates a change in topic, or the return to a previous topic.
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Initionation-Response-Feedback
A structure in speech that allows the first speaker to feedback on the response of the second speaker.
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Main Clause
A clause that can stand independently and make sense on its own.
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Valediction
An item that acts as a farewell.
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Personification
A figure of speech where an animal or an inanimate object is described as having human characteristics.
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Cohesion
A measure of how well a text fits together as a whole.
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Influential Power
Power used to influence or persuade others.
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Homophonic Representation
The use of single letters and numbers to represent words based on similarity of sound. E.g. G8
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Minor Sentence
A grammatically incomplete sentence.
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Constraints
A way in which powerful participants may block or control the contributions of less powerful participants. E.g. Interrupting
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Face Threatening Act
A communicative act that threatens someone's positive or negative face needs.
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Lexical Field
Lexical items that are similar in a range of meaning and properties
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Register
A variety of language appropriate to a particular purpose and context.
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Vowel Omission
Leaving out vowel sounds in textspeak and other electronic communication.
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Dialect

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The variety of language of a geographical region or social background.

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Elision

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Ellipsis

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Discourse

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