English Word Bank

Basic terminology crossword, should help with remembering different groups to categorise texts.

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Name of something, capital letter needed, eg, 'Amy'
Proper noun
1 of 10
How something sounds
Phonology
2 of 10
Formality, who is speaking to who, where and why
Register
3 of 10
Social meanings, implied code, hidden meanings.
Pragmatics
4 of 10
Language typical of a social group
Sociolect
5 of 10
Language typical of a person
Idiolect
6 of 10
Moving closer to the addresses language
Convergence
7 of 10
The desire to be liked, appreciated, approved of.
Positive face
8 of 10
Words with opposite meanings, eg, alive/dead
Antonym
9 of 10
How we expect a conversation to work
Rapid turntaking
10 of 10

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Card 2

Front

How something sounds

Back

Phonology

Card 3

Front

Formality, who is speaking to who, where and why

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Social meanings, implied code, hidden meanings.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Language typical of a social group

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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