Extras Flashcards
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Declarative Statement
a statement with relays information
Interrogative Statement
clauses associated with questions
Imperative Statement
sentence which requests instructions, usually start with imperative verbs
Exclamatory Statement
expresses a strong feeling, usually identified with a question mark
What’s Normalisation?
The process of turning language items into nouns or noun phrases.
e.g. “he’s a natural”
Ellison
the omisson of a sound IN SPEECH
e.g. cup of tea - cuppa tea
got to go - gotta go
Collocation
certain words which go together to creat meaning
e.g. safe and sound, blood, sweat and tears
- can be idioms or cliches
Idioms
expressions whose meaning cant be identified from individual words
proverbs
short truth statements to give advice
e.g. keep friends close but enemies closer
Chliches
overused expressions so they lose impact and seen irritating
euphemism
words or phrases substituted for others considered more harsh
- to soften phrases or be polite
e.g. sex - sleep together
break wind - fart