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Paralinguistics

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Aspects of communication which do not use words

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Lexis

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Words

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Prescriptive linguists

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Say that there are rules which need to be followed

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Descriptive linguists

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Say that understanding how a language is actually used is what matters

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Pragmatics

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The shared assumptions made by addresser/addresee

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Semiotics

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The study of symbols and signs

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Graphology

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The study of graphic elements of a text

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Phonology

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The study of sound

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Declarative

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Statement/ convey information

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Imperative

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Order/command/directive

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Interrogative

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Question

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Exclamatory

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An exclamation or surprise/emotion

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Register

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The level or formality of a text - spoken or written

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Dynamic verbs

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Doing words

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Stative verbs

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Being words

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Modifiers

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Add to the meaning of a word

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Pre-modifier

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Goes in front a word to describe it

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Post-modifier

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Goes behind a word or describe it

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Field specific and subject specific Lexis

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Words used in association with a particular subject

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Lexical set/field

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A group of words which are all linked together by topic or idea

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Determiners

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The a/an - definite and indefinite article

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Semantics

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Meanings and connotations

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Attributive adjectives

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Gives information about a noun (see,shape,colour)

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Comparative adjective

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E.g better (er) more of something

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Superlative

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E.g biggest (est) most of something

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Modal verbs

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Modal auxiliary verbs add meaning to or modify other words. They can convey a range of attitudes.

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Ideolect

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An individuals unique and identifiable way of using language

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Discourse

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Overall structure of whole text

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Morphology

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Structure of words

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Grammar and syntax

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Sentence structure: means the structures created by combing words together

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Jargon

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Often used negatively to describe unnecessarily complicated words

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Pronominal usage

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How pronouns are being used

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Coinage/neologism

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New word/made up word

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Ellision

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Deliberate missing of a letter

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Qualifiers

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Soften or intensify a word

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Softener

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Soften a word (just)

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Intensifier

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Intensifies a word

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Ephemeral

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Lasting for a short time

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Lexical asymmetry

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Unequal meanings

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Denotations

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The definition without any association or connotations

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Derogatory

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Words with negative connotations

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Unmarked suffix

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The assumption the male forms

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Back channeling

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A strategy which shows active listening, using minimal responses

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Topic

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What is talked about

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Topic shift

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Change of subject

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Topic management

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How subjects are introduced, developed

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The floor

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A metaphor to describe the interaction

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Holding the floor

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Speaking

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Taking the floor

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Taking the topic from someone else

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Gender

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Marked terms

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Vocative

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Using a name

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Prestige

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That which is valued

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Overt prestige

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Valued by the majority in a society establishment

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Covert prestige

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Valued within a sub group of society

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Non-fluency features

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Hesitations, pauses

E.g um, er

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Fillers

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Give time to think about what to say next

E.g um er

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Convergence

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Making your language use like that if those being spoken to/with

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Divergence

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Making your language unlike that of those being spoken to/with

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Upward/downward convergence/divergence

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Refer to changing register e.g from a higher formal one to an informal,lower one and vice versa

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Sociolect

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The language of a particular social group

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Dialect

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A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region of social group - includes grammar, Lexis and phonology

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Accent

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A distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language, especially one associated with a particular nation or locality - phonology

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R.P

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Receive pronunciation accent which is not attributive to regions

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Phoneme

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The smallest unit of sound/a unit of sound

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Phonetics

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The study is the way sounds are produced and the ways they can be recorded and studied

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