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Lexis Language Levels Flashcards

1
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Jargon

A

Words for something specific

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2
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Dialect

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Speech

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3
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Idiolect

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Personal language use; the way you personally speak

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4
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Slang

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Informal words that are made up

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5
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Colloquialism

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Word/phrase that is not formal or literary used in ordinary conversation

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6
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Taboo term

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Socially unacceptable language

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7
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Cliche

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Commonly used

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Euphemism

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Saying something politely

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Dysphemism

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Saying something bluntly

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10
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Archaism

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Old words

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11
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Register

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Formality of text or speech

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12
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Compound words

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Two words put together

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13
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Abbreviation

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Shortening a word

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14
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Blend

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Two words mixed together

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15
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Synonym

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Words with similar meanings

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Synonym

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Words with similar meanings

17
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Antonym

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words with opposite meaning

18
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Lexical fields

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A group of words that are related by meaning or topic

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Common collocations

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Combinations of words in a sentence that are predictable

20
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Deviant collocations

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Word/expression used together in an unusual way

21
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Pejorative

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Expresses a negative connotation/intended to make someone or thing seem unimportant

22
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Etymology

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The study of the origin and development of words-meaning and sound components

23
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Vernacular

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Dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

24
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Latinate

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Language deviated from Latin

25
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Monosyllabic

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Word containing one syllable

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Polysyllabic

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Words with more than one syllable

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