LANGLIT Key Terms Flashcards
1
Q
What is ‘Suprasegmental features’
A
Emphasis or stress on a word or parts of a word
2
Q
What is ‘Non-fluency features’
A
Pauses, false starts, repetition, fillers
3
Q
What is ‘Register’
A
The relative formality or informality of a written or spoken text
4
Q
What is ‘Semantics’
A
Words from similar origins or similar meanings
5
Q
What is ‘Paralinguistics’
A
Non-verbal parts of speech: facial expression or body language
6
Q
What is ‘Idiolectal features’
A
Personal speech habits
7
Q
What is ‘Lexis’
A
The “pool” of words available/used by a speaker
8
Q
What is ‘Utterance’
A
A unit of spoken language
9
Q
What is ‘Syntax’
A
The word order and ways words are combined in sentences or utterances
