Spoken Language

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Swapping a rude phrase for a politer one in its place
Euphemism
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Swapping a polite phrase for a ruder one in its place
Dysphemism
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Four 'rules' of polite conversation - quantity, quality, relevance and manner
Grice's Maxims
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Volume, stress, pitch, intonation, tempo, silent pauses, voiced pauses, fillers, alliteration, assonance - all features of what?
Prosodic Features
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An individual's language and self-expression
Idiolect
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Language associated with a social group - influenced by education, class, occupation etc.
Sociolect
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Distinct vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation; tends to be regional and accented (deviant spelling)
Dialect
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Indicated by elevated/sophisticated/Latinate terminology and polysyllabic terms
Formal
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Card 2

Front

Swapping a polite phrase for a ruder one in its place

Back

Dysphemism

Card 3

Front

Four 'rules' of polite conversation - quantity, quality, relevance and manner

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Volume, stress, pitch, intonation, tempo, silent pauses, voiced pauses, fillers, alliteration, assonance - all features of what?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

An individual's language and self-expression

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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