Terminology Flashcards
What does the tenor of a text indicate?
The kind of person the author is, the expected audience, and the relationship between them.
Tenor refers to the overall tone and context of the discourse.
Define polysemy.
More than one meaning for a word or phrase.
What is an allusion?
A figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event, which can be real or imaginary.
What are homophones?
Words that have different spelling and meaning but the same pronunciation.
What is hyperbole?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is the tenor in discourse?
The participants in a discourse and their relationship to each other.
Differentiate personal identity from social identity.
Personal identity includes individual characteristics like personality and beliefs, while social identity relates to membership in social groups.
What is an accent?
A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, often associated with a particular country, area, or social class.
Define dialect.
A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
What is Standard English?
The dialect associated with educated users of English, considered formally ‘correct’.
What is Multicultural London English?
A sociolect common among young people in London, incorporating elements from Caribbean, South Asian, and African American English.
What does received pronunciation refer to?
The accent associated with upper-class speakers of English, also known as ‘BBC English’.
What can someone’s accent or dialect reveal about them?
It can indicate where they were brought up, their social class, peer group, and current location.
Define idiolect.
The speech habits peculiar to a particular person.
What is a discourse community?
A group of people involved in and communicating about a particular topic or field.
What does the abbreviation T stand for in the context of language use?
Transactional language used to obtain something or get things done.
What does the abbreviation I represent in language use?
Interactional language used for socialising.
What is phatic language?
Small talk.
What does expressive language refer to?
Language used for expressing feelings.
Define climax (also called gradatio).
A figure of speech where words or phrases are arranged in order of increasing importance or emphasis.
What is hypophora?
A figure of reasoning where questions or objections are asked and then answered by the speaker.
What is parallelism?
A device characterized by successive words or phrases with the same or similar grammatical structure.
What is tricolon?
The use of words, phrases, or examples in threes.
Define alliteration.
A rhetorical device that repeats the same sound or letter beginning several words in sequence.
