Language and Thought Flashcards
1
Q
Idiolect
A
The distinctive pattern of an individuals speech
2
Q
Sociolect
A
The state of speech shared by people in a particular religion or social group
3
Q
Co-operative Principle
A
how people achieve effective conversational communication in common social situations
4
Q
Conversational Face
A
The image that a person has on themselves as a conversationalist
5
Q
Face-Threatening Acts
A
acts of words which appear to threaten the self-esteem of a speaker in conversation
6
Q
Positive Politeness
A
friendly strategies to make the participant feel good about themselves
7
Q
negative politeness
A
strategies intended to avoid giving offense and imposing on others by showing respect
8
Q
adversative conjunction
A
a connecting word or phrase that starts with an idea opposing the one which has just been stated
