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Accent

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A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially associated with a particular country , area, or social class

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Adjaceny pair

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An example of conversation turn taking , it is composed of 2 utterances by 2 speakers , one after another

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Affix

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an added morpheme to the base form or stem of a word in order to modify its meaning or create a new word

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Audience positioning

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The relationship between the audience, the text , how the audience receives the text, or responds to a text

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Blended mode text

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A mode of communication that mixes features , some associated with spoken language

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Code switching

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Occurs when someone begins speaking in a different language or dialect throughout the course of a conversation

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Closed word classes

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Made up of a finite set of words that are never expanded

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Connotation

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The use of a word to suggest a different association than its litteral meaning

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Convergence

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Making our language more like the persons that we are talking to

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Delexis

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A word or phrase (such as this , then, there , those, now , here) that points to the time , place, or situation in which a speaker is speaking

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Determiners

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Used at the beginning of a noun group to clarify what it refers to (such as this or that)

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Dipthong

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Known as a gliding vowel , it is a combination of 2 adjacent vowel sounds within the same syllable

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Discourse community

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A collection of people or groups that work towards a common goal through communication

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Discourse event

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Any instance of discourse

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Discourse markers

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A word or phrase that changes the flow of a structure of dialogue without changing the meaning

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Divergence

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A difference between two or more things, attitudes or opinions

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Dysphemism

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A derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one

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Euphemism

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An indirect word or expression substituted for one is considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant

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Genre

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A particular type of literature , painting, music , film, or other art form

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Graphology

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The study of handwriting, especially for the purpose of analysing a writers personality

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Head word

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A word or term placed at the beginning of a sentence

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Hegemony

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Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others

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Homonym

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Two or more words with the same spelling or pronunciation, but with different meanings

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Idolect

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The speech habits linked to a particular person

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Intertexuality

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One or more texts referencing , quoting, or alluding to another text

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Lexis

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Refers to the vocabulary of a language

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Loaded question

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A question containing a hidden/ trap question

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Ethnicity

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Cultural/social

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Race

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Physical features of race ( For example Black or white skin )

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Nationality

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The country an individual is from

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Sociolect

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How a specific group uses language

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Ethnolect

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Language trends that stem from ethnicity

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Multiethnolect

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Multiple language trends brought together

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MLE

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Multicultural London English . It is a combination of cultures

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BBE

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Black British English . From west India became popular during the windrush generation

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Phonology

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The study of speech sounds

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Phoneme

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The smallest unit of sound in phonology

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Auxiliary verbs

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Verbs that support the main word

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Morpheme

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The smallest unit of a word in language

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Noun

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A word refering to a person, place or thing

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Verb

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A word to describe an action, state or occurrence

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Adjective

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A word naming an attribute of a noun

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Blooms 2 word stage meanings

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Locations , objects, actions, possession

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3 Aitchson stages

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Labelling: linking words and objects, prone to over extension

Packaging: Start to understand meanings of words

Networking: grasping the connections between words , understanding that some words are opposite in meaning

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Hyponym

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Small categories inside Hypernyms , for example poppies

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Hypernym

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Big categories, for example flowers

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