37 days

Question 1

What is discourse?

Answer 1

A stretch of language considered in its context of use

Question 2

What is a genre?

Answer 2

A type of text defined by its purpose/ features/ type of content

Question 3

What is intertextuality?

Answer 3

The way in which one text echoes/ refers to another

Question 4

What is lexis?

Answer 4

The vocabulary of a language

Question 5

What are phonetics/ phonology?

Answer 5

The study of how words sound

Question 6

What are prosodics/ prosody?

Answer 6

Prosody = The melody that our voices create
Prosodics = Rhythm and intonation

Question 7

What are semantics?

Answer 7

The meanings of words/ expressions

Question 8

What is grammar?

Answer 8

The structural aspects of language that tie items together

Question 9

What is graphology?

Answer 9

The visual aspects of textual design, including colour, typeface, layout, images, and logos

Question 10

What is morphology?

Answer 10

The aspect of grammar that refers to grammatical markings

Question 11

What is the phonemic alphabet?

Answer 11

An alphabet for transcribing general sounds

Question 12

What are pragmatics?

Answer 12

Assumptions made about what is meant through speech or writing

Question 13

What is a paralanguage?

Answer 13

Aspects of an individual’s vocal expression, such as whispering and laughing

Question 14

What is the phonological system?

Answer 14

The system of sounds within any language variety

Question 15

What is a repertoire?

Answer 15

The range of language forms or styles used by a speaker

Question 16

What are World Englishes?

Answer 16

Varieties of English that are used in different countries around the world, mainly in areas that were formerly colonised, such as India and Singapore

Question 17

What is accent variation?

Answer 17

The way that pronunciations vary between different speakers, or the variations a speaker might produce in different contexts

Question 18

What is language acquisition?

Answer 18

The development of language within an individual

Question 19

What is a mode?

Answer 19

Speech and writing are called different modes

Question 20

What is a shibboleth?

Answer 20

A language term used as a marker or test of group membership

Question 21

What is a stereotype?

Answer 21

A preconceived idea that certain groups of people conform to the same limited range of characteristics

Question 22

What does arbitrary mean?

Answer 22

Having no real connection beyond that of social convention

Question 23

What is constructed dialogue?

Answer 23

Artificial dialogue, such as in a script

Question 24

What is onomatopoeia?

Answer 24

Words echoing the sounds they describe, such as thud or crash

Question 25

What is a referent?

Answer 25

The thing or person being referred to

Question 26

What is sound symbolism?

Answer 26

Sounds being used to represent ideas

Question 27

What is an ethnic identity/ ethnicity?

Answer 27

The ethnic group that a person feels connected to

Question 28

What is a social variation?

Answer 28

The variation that occurs as a result of the social groups that people connect with

Question 29

What is a connotation?

Answer 29

The associations that we have for words or phrases