Adjectives that are presented in the most extreme value and usually ending with '-est'.
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What is an indefinite article?
'a/an'
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What is a word with 2/+ more syllables called?
Polysyllabic lexis.
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What is the form of a text?
The structure and shape.
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What is an ellipsis?
Representation of a significant pause.
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When a speaker is directly referred to, what is it called?
A non-fluency feature.
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What is the difference between intonation and pitch?
Intonation is the variance in the speaker's voice and pitch refers to the actual tone.
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What is an adjacency pair?
A response which depends on and results from the previous utterance.
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Intonation, stress and pitch are examples of what features?
Prosodic features.
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What is rhetoric?
Persuasive language.
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What is the difference between euphemism and dysphemism?
Euphemism is putting something socially unacceptable in a polite manner, whereas dysphemism is not socially acceptable and is something said in an innapropriate manner.
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What is a hypophora?
An answer immediately following a rhetorical question.
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What is an 'indirect reference' to something called?
Allusion.
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What is it called when something is explained in the manner of somthing else?
Analogy.
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What is it called when the weather or environment reflects emotions?
Pathetic Fallacy.
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What is the use of contradictory words in a phrase known as?
Oxymoron.
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What is it called when two words are connected with a hyphen?
Compound Words.
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What is an enlarged example extracted from a text called?
Grab quote.
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What is a superlative?
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Adjectives that are presented in the most extreme value and usually ending with '-est'.
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