AO1 Terms

Question 1

Accent

Answer 1

The way that people pronounce words

Question 2

Active Voice

Answer 2

When the person or thing is the subject of the sentence

Question 3

Amelioration

Answer 3

When a word builds more positive connotations over time

Question 4

Anthropomorphism

Answer 4

Imposing human qualities on the animals and objects around us

Question 5

Definite Article

Answer 5

“The”

Question 6

Indefinite Article

Answer 6

“A” or “An”

Question 7

Assonance

Answer 7

Repeated Vowel Sounds “bright light”

Question 8

Auxiliary Verbs

Answer 8

Verbs that are accompanied with other verbs “be”, “do” and “have”

Question 9

Portmanteau

Answer 9

When two words are combined together to make one

Question 10

Clipping

Answer 10

Colloquial ommisions of parts of words to create a more casual alternative: ‘cause I can

Question 11

Cohesion

Answer 11

The way sentences form a whole text

Question 12

Adjacency

Answer 12

The positioning and ordering of elements in an interaction: greeting followed with reciprocation, questions have answers

Question 13

Collocation

Answer 13

The regular co-occurence of two words together: Fish and Chips

Question 14

Colloquialism

Answer 14

Everyday informal terms

Question 15

Computer-mediated communication (CMC)

Answer 15

Human communication over computers or the internet

Question 16

Co-ordinating Conjuction

Answer 16

a conjunction that joins two clauses together to create a compound sentence: ‘And’, ‘Or’

Question 17

Sub-ordinating Conjunction

Answer 17

A conjunction that joins a subordinate clause to a main clause ‘Because’ ; ‘Until’

Question 18

Covert Prestige

Answer 18

Status gained from peer group recognition instead of public acknowledgement

Question 19

Co-Operative Principle

Answer 19

Outlined by Grice, these were basic conversational maxims: Be informative, tell the truth, be relevant and be clear.

Question 20

Convergence

Answer 20

Changing your language to move towards another individuals, either upwards to your own, or downwards.

Question 21

Diclinism

Answer 21

The idea that the English Language is always heading downhill

Question 22

Deixis

Answer 22

Pointing to objects in the real world using language “Over there”

Question 23

Density

Answer 23

How many connections you have within a social network

Question 24

Determiner

Answer 24

Helps determine what noun is the subject “I want THAT pen”

Question 25

Disjunct

Answer 25

An adverb that expresses the writers attitude “Frankly”

Question 26

Divergence

Answer 26

Moving away in similarity in another persons language

Question 27

Dysphemism

Answer 27

Being extremely direct and brash; opposite of euphemism

Question 28

Elaborated Code

Answer 28

Context-free and complex forms of english more common among the Middle Class

Question 29

Lingua Franca

Answer 29

The use of english as a bridging language if nobody speaks a common language

Question 30

Euphemism

Answer 30

Avoiding the mention of something offensive or unpleasant “she didn’t make it”

Question 31

Face theory

Answer 31

The idea that we all have a public self-image and we need to project and protect it

Question 32

Face-threatening act

Answer 32

Something that hurts someones positive face: Think being cancelled