Terminology

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speech habits of a particular person.
idiolect
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dialect of a particular social class.
sociolect
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particular form of language which is particular to a specific region or social group.
dialect
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speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than communicating information.
phatic
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things you can touch.
abstract noun
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person, place or thing- used with capital letters.
proper noun
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statement.
declarative
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questions.
interrogative
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command.
imperative
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exclamation.
exclamative
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2 things being seen or placed together with contrasting effects.
juxtaposition
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describes a word or makes the meaning of the word more specific.
modifiers
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modifier comes before the head word.
pre-modification
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modifier comes after the head word.
post-modification
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related to body language, usually used to convey feelings behind what is said.
paralinguistic features
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reading between the lines.
pragmatics
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words to signal continuation or change.
discourse markers
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omission of a sound or syllable when speaking.
elision
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words are left out of the sentecne- but the sentence makes sense without it.
ellipsis
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repition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, sentences.
anaphora
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set of words related in meaning.
semantic field
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giving human characteristics to something non-human.
personification
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relating to or denoting a word or expression whose meaning is dependant on the context in which it is used.
diectic reference
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Card 2

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dialect of a particular social class.

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sociolect

Card 3

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particular form of language which is particular to a specific region or social group.

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Card 4

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speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than communicating information.

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Card 5

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things you can touch.

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