Semantic features of formal language Flashcards
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Figurative language
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Words or phrases used in a non-literal manner to gain clarity, or create a vividness in expression.
2
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Metaphor
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Can be formal, for the aesthetics of language(poetic jakobson function), sounding more poetic.
3
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Animation
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An object is made to seem more animal-like, through the comparison to animal actions. E.g. The wind howled.
4
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Features which create semantic relationships through comparison
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Personification, similes, metaphors, and animation.
5
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Other features
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Oxymoron, irony(depending on intention behind it), and hyperbole
6
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These features…
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Always depends on context
