Lexis Flashcards by Romilly Lloyd | Brainscape

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Jargon

A

Words for specific thing ( brick )

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Idiolect

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Influence on your own language

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Colloquialism

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Taboo term ( forbidden )

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Clichè

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Common. Thing

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Euphemism

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Polite way saying something (lavatory)

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Dysphemism

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Blunt way of saying something (toilet )

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Archaism

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Old English

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