English Language Keywords 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage and powerASAQA Created by: gurpreet12Created on: 22-12-13 22:42 accent? a specific way in which words are pronounced according to geographical region. 1 of 10 acronymy? the process of abbreviating that uses the first letter of a group of words but unlike initialism, an acronym is pronounced as a single word. 2 of 10 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. 3 of 10 anaphoric referencing? referencing back to an already stated lexical item. 4 of 10 assonance? the repetition of vowel sounds for effect. 5 of 10 cataphoric referencing? referencing forwards to an as yet undisclosed lexical item. 6 of 10 clause? a group of lexical items centered round a verb phrase. 7 of 10 cohesion? a measure of how well a text fits together as a whole, its internal logic and construction. 8 of 10 colloquialism? an established set of informal terms used in everyday language. 9 of 10 connotation? an associated, symbolic meaning relying on culturally shared conventions. 10 of 10
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