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Lesson1 Flashcards

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Annotation

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A critical or explanatory note

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Appellation

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A name, title, or designation

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Eponym

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A person whose name is, or is thought to be the source of the name of something,
ex. William penn and Pennsylvania

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Linguistics

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The study of the nature structure and variation of language

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Malapropism

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Ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by confusing it with one of similar sound

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Neologism

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A new word, expression. Or usage

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Parlance

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A particular manner of speaking

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Patois

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A regional dialect, especially a nonstandard one that has no written tradition

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Polyglot

Adjective and noun

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A.) using several languages

N.) a person who speaks several languages

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Vulgar

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Related to the language of the common people, offensively excessive in the display of ones self or ones worth.
Crude or indecent

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