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Monophtong

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Single vowel sound
- no change in the mouth

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Diphthong

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Dual vowel sound
- vowel sound changes

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Place of articulation

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Where the sound is created

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Manner of articulation

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Way in which a sound is produced and hits the eardrum

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Accdentism

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The idea that upbringing / social class / education can be reflected in accents

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Linguistic prestige

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The degree of esteem and social value attached to language varieties

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Covert Prestige

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The use of non-standard English to suit situational needs
- Expresses community and group identity
- Situations which regard non-standard language or dialect of high linguistic prestige

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Overt prestige

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The use of standard English in formal situations
- Expresses power and status

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Sociolect

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A variety of language which can be associated with a particular social group
- Based on age / occupation / gender / socio-economic status (class)

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Idiolect

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Language of a single individual
- Individual linguistic characteristics (grammar / lexical choices)

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Received Pronunciation

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Every letter is pronounced to the highest degree
- Devoid of slang / abbreviations
- Standard English
- Prescriptivist

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Sociolinguistics

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The study of the relationship between social factors and language

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Social Networks (English)

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A community of language users
- Sometimes known as a speech community
- Groups of language users who interact with one another

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Prosodic Features

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Spoken language features

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Interjection

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An abrupt remark
E.g. Oh my God! / Shit!

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Language Contact

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The combination of languages resulting in dialect
- How dialect is established

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Repeated Interruptions (Indicates…?)

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Personally affected by something
- Trying to get their point across

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Conversational Repair

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Hypercorrection of a person’s own contribution in a conversation
- Can show dishonesty

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Monologue / Dialogue

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M: Language from an individual speaker
D: Multiple people engaging in a conversation
- Pre-planned (not spontaneous)
- Not ‘raw’ discourse
- E.g. literature / stories

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Topic Shift

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The change of topic / subject

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Phonological Sequencing

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Alliteration synonym; repetition of beginning consonant sounds (consonants only)

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Modal Obligation Auxillaries

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When an instruction is implied
- E.g. you must complete your homework

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Topic Loop

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When a topic is changed but returns to the initial topic later

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Symmetrical Exchange

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When two speakers have the same level of power in a conversation

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Asymmetrical Exchange

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When two speakers have different levels of power

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Topic Manager

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A speaker who organises / handles the topics in a conversation

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Mitigation

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Using language to reduce the seriousness of what is being said

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Conditional Sentences

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The suggestion that a condition will be incurred if an action is done
- E.g. if you don’t respond soon, further action will be taken

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Embedded Assumptions

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When a speaker makes an assumption based on paralinguistic cues
- E.g. assuming the listener is really interested in what the speaker has to say

30
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Prevarication

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Not answering direct questions

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Tautology

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Saying the same thing twice but using two different words to do so
- E.g. it’s 7am in the morning

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Synthetic Personification

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Describes how powerful institutions address the mass as individuals to create a feeling of friendliness and build rapport
- Coined by Fairclough

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Utterances

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Spoken Sentences

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Paralinguistic Features

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Anything that goes beyond language

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Marking

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When there is a need to distinguish language which holds preconceptions
- Nurse -> Male Nurse

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Clipping

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When a part of a word is clipped or removed completely to aid informality
- bro = brother

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Abbreviations

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The shortening of a word
- Dr = Doctor

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Backchannelling

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Showing engagement in conversation
- Nodding / eye contact / mhm / yeah
- TOO MUCH = Sarcasm
- TOO LITTLE = Sense of uneasiness

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Hypercorrection

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When a person quickly corrects themselves after making a mistake in spoken language

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Completion Point

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In a conversation, the end of a turn (usually marked by the pause at the end of an utterance)

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Filled Pause

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A break in the flow of speech using sounds such as ‘er’ and ‘em’

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Adjacency Pairs

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When a conversation follows a question / answer format

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Implicature

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When something is implied but the true meaning is different
- Actual meaning of language
- Sarcasm = often extended implicature

44
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Verbal Hygiene

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Cameron
Correcting others’ grammar

45
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Hedges

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Phrases which sound less abrupt and soften the way in which something is said.
- Used more by women (Trudgill & Cheshire)
- Used to come across more agreeable, likeable and polite

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Attention Getting Phrases

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Used to get attention
- Can you believe that?

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Bald On Record

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When there is no attempt to mitigate the face-threatening act that’s made

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Bald Off Record

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A politeness strategy where a face-threatening act is only implied, not directly stated
RELIES ON IMPLICATURE / PRAGMATICS

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Phatic Language

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Language which is devoid in context but supports social relationships
- E.g. Small talk

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Deictic Reference

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A comment which is context dependent
ISOLATES THOSE OUTSIDE OF THE GROUP

English U4 WJEC (12 decks)

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