IRK Flashcards by Luke Davidson | Brainscape

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graphology

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the study of handwriting

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converge

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come together

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diverge

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separate

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code switch

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when you change your language

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phonology

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the study of sound

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lexis

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words and vocabulary

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prescriptivism

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telling someone to speak in a certain way

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descriptivist

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non-judgemental approach to language/describing idea

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repurposing

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new meaning for a word

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inversion

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opposite meaning for a word

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clipping

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removal of the end of a word

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acronym

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phrase shortened by capitals

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loan words

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words taken from other languages

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diversity

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differences in language

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appropriacy

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using words in the correct context

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creativity

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adopting language needs surrounding you

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rhoticity

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/r/ pronouncing

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post vocalic

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after the vowel

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covert

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hidden

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overt

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seen

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covert prestige

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putting on accent for exclusive community

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overt prestige

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putting on accent used by culturally dominant group

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conscious

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changing language knowingly

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unconscious

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changing language obliviously

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spontaneity

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changing language without thought

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labial

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mouth speech organ

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dental

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teeth speech organ

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palatal

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speech organ in mouth

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velar

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speech organ in mouth

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vernacular

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common language

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social network

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the people you converse with on a regular basis

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hedge

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indefinite phrases

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isogloss

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lines on a map that divide dialect areas

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vocal fry

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lowest vocal register

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uptalk

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declarative ending in a high rising intonation