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Asyndetic listing

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no conjunctions between each item

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Polysyndetic listing

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repeated conjunctions between each item

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Anaphora

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repetition of a word/words at the beginning of successive clauses

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Diphthong

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vowel sound that is the combination of two separate sounds

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Hypernym

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words that label categories

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Hyponym

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specific words that can be included in a more general category

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Conversion

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converting a word into another class

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Negation prefix

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becomes opposite: un- anti- non-

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Extent prefix

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over- under-

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Time prefix

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pre- post-

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Subordinator/conjunction

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links clauses together

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Subordinate clause

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dependent clause tarting with conjunction

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Compound sentence

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2+ independent clauses

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Complex sentence

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1 independent clause and 1+ dependent clause

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Complex-compound sentence

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2+ independent clauses and 1+ dependent clauses

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Conditional sentence

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sentence in the conditional tense

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Preposition

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in front of noun to indicate time/position

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Subject complement

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word that follows a copula

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Object complement

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provides information on the object

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Predicative adjective

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adjective following copula to describe the subject

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Predicative nomative

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noun following copula to describe the subject

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Predicate

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part of a sentence or clause containing verb and stating something about the subject

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Declarative sentence

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simple statement

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Exclamatory sentence

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used for emphasis/exclamation

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Interrogative sentence

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ask a question

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Imperative sentence

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command

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Adjacency pair

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an utterance that constrains response in turn-taking

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Auxiliary verb

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used with another verb

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Primary auxiliary

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be, do, have

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Modal auxiliary

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express possibility or certainty

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Deontic modality

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more definite - obligation, ability, permission

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Epistemic modality

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weakening commitment to truth - possibility, likelihood

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Determiner

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introduces noun with definite article

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Definite article

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the - specific noun

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Indefinite article

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a - any noun

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Intensifier

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emphasises another word (very)

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Qualifier

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expresses quality/extent (quite, fairly)

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Aggravated directive

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order/command verb

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Mitigated directive

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suggestion rather than direct command

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Interjection

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expresses spontaneous reaction - exclamation, hesitation marker

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Profanity

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expletives considered impolite or rude

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Discourse marker

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manages flow of structure and discourse, overlaps with fillers and conjunctions

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Interpolation

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remark interjected in a conversation

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Unmarked term

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the norm: actor

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Marked term

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deviant/variant of norm: actress

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Transitive verb

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requires object to complete action e.g. played

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Intransitive verb

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no direct object receiving action e.g. walked

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Active voice

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subject - verb - object

You stole the cookie from the jar

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Passive voice

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object - verb - subject

The cookie was stolen from the jar

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Hypophora

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when rhetorical question immediately followed by answer

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Compound

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combined separate words (blackbird)

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Blend

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combined parts of words (emoticon)

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Register

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level of formality of text

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Tenor

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tone between author and reader

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Tag question

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question attached to end of statement

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Personal deixis

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who: I, me, you

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Spatial deixis

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position: here, there, left, right

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Temporal deixis

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time: now, then, tomorrow

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Distal deixis

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distance: that, those, there

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Proximal deixis

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close: this, here, now

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Protasis

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the clause containing the condition

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Apodosis

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the clause containing the consequence

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Presupposition

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presumption

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Adverbial attributive

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adverb phrase

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Reflexive pronoun

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-self, -selves

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Intensive pronoun

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reflexive pronouns that emphasise the subject of the sentence

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Indefinite pronoun

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don’t refer to a specific person or thing

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Personal pronoun

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represent people or things

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Relative pronoun

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link different parts of a sentence

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Demonstrative pronoun

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point to things

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Pronominal

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relating to or resembling a pronoun

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Lexical ambiguity

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the presence of two or more possible meanings within a single word

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Catachresis

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use of a word in a semantically incorrect way

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Homograph

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words with the same spelling but more than one meaning
Homonym - pronounced the same
Heteronym - pronounced slightly differently

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Malapropism

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mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one

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Parapraxis

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slip of the tongue or pen to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes

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Portmanteaus

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creation of a new word through combination of two existing words with the meaning being an amalgamation of the two

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Parataxis

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placing of related clauses in a series without use of connecting words
I came, I saw, I conquered

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Hypotaxis

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subordinate clauses

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Anaphoric reference

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refers back to previous word in text

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Cataphoric reference

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refers forwards to word later in text

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Endophoric

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refers to word within the text

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Exophoric

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refers to something outside the text

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Inflectional suffix

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changes number, tense or degree

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Derivational suffix

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changes meaning or word or word class

-ing, -ful, -ness, -less, -est

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Antanaclasis

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rhetorical device in which a word is repeated in a sentence with different meanings

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Epizeuxis

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same word or phrase repeated in a succession in the same sentence/line

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