English Lit & Lang terminology

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Ellipsis
Avoiding unnecessary repetition of words
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Elision
Leaving out letters in words, such as don't
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Hedging
Cautious language to avoid the subject directly
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Hesitances
Cautions lapses in speech about the subject
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Pauses
Lapses in speech for a certain amount of time
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Overlaps
When one persons speech is said over the top of another persons
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Repairs
Changing the sentence/ word during the speech
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Fillers
Used to fill the gaps in speech
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Repetition
Repetition of the same word simultaneously
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Agenda setting
Setting the tone for the conversation
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Dominant speaker
Main speaker in spontaneous speech
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Topic control
Who controls the direction of the conversation
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Discourse markers
Liking words such as 'however'
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Pragmatics
The meanings we give to words
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Felicity conditions
Rules for successful speech
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Illocution
Intended meaning
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Perlocution
Perceived meaning
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Transactional
Getting something done
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Expressive
Emotions
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Photic communion
Small talk
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Lexical choices
Choices of words
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Semantic fields
Words with one meaning in common
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Hyperbole
Exaggeration for effect
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Connotations
Associations with some words
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Denotations
Direct meaning
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Alliteration
Repetition of the first letters of the words
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Onomatopoeia
Words that would like what it is describing
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First person pronouns (personal)
Refers to the speaker 'I'
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Second person pronoun
Address the reader 'you'
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Hendiadys
Connected with an 'and' like 'nice and warm'
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Pattern of three
Listing of three similar things for effect
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Asyndetic list
Listing without an and
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Syndetic list
Listing using an and
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Rhetorical question
Questions that do not require an answer, as it would be considered common sense
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Oxymoron
The use if apparently contradictory words in a phrase
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Elision

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Leaving out letters in words, such as don't

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Hedging

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Hesitances

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Card 5

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Pauses

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