terminology Flashcards
Abstract nouns
refer to ideas and concepts that only exist in the mind
Accent
the distinct pronunciation patterns of a group of people
Acronomy
abbreviation using the first letter of a group of words and
pronounced as a single word. eg OPEC, NASA, RAM
Active voice
clause construction where the subject is also the actor (they are
doing or have done something to somebody/something)
Adjacency pair
a pair of utterances in a conversation that go together (greeting
and reply, question and answer, etc.)
Adverb
a word that modifies a verb telling you how, where or when an
action takes place; can also modify adjectives, telling you how
much (e.g. ‘I am really delighted’)
Affordance
linguistic and behavioural choices provided by technology
Agenda setting
where a speaker sets up the main topic of conversation
Analogical overextension
associating objects which are unrelated but which have one or
more features in common (e.g. both being the same colour)
Anchored relationship
an online relationship where two participants know each other
in the offline world
Article
a determiner such as ‘a’ or ‘the’
Asymmetrical power
an imbalance of power between people
Asynchronous:
unlike synchronous, there is a delay between utterance and
response. Responses posted on a forum, which may occur
months or even years after the original post, are an example of
discourse that is asynchronous
Audience
the person or people reading or hearing the text
Auxiliary verb
assists the main verb; primary auxiliary verbs do, have and be
denote changes of tense
