Terminology Flashcards
Arachaic/Archaism
old language - from an earlier period
Caesura
Pause or break created by a piece of punctuation e.g. semi-colon or full stop.
Clause
part of a sentence, usually separated by commas, that contains at least a subject or a verb.
Complex sentence
sentence with 2 or more clause linked by a conjunction like ‘although’ or ‘because’.
Declarative sentence
States a fact or an argument
Definite article
The word ‘THE’
Diachronic language
changes in language overtime
Diction
choice of words/vocab
Discourse
written or spoken communication or debate
Discourse markers
A particle used to direct of redirect the flow if the text or conversation
Elision
The omission of a sound in speech e.g. ‘they’d’ or ‘isn’t’
Enjambement
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
Homophone
A word pronounced the same as another but has a different meaning e.g. ‘Sea’ and ‘see’
Imperative sentence
Gives advice or instructions also can express a request or demand
Interrogative sentence
sentence that asks a question
Intensifier
Adverb or adjective used to add force on another adjective, verb or adverb
Monosyllabic word
a word with only one syllable
Non-fluency features
delayed, hesitated or stuttered speech e.g. er, ummm etc
Non-Verbal utterance
a noise made in the place of an actual word to communicate
Intertextuality
Mentioning of other texts within a text
Pre-modifier
an adjective placed before a noun e.g. Blacking church
Phonetic spelling
words spelled the way they sound
politness marker
using language carefully not to offend
polysyllabic word
a word having more than one syllable
salutation
opening of a letter e.g. ‘Dear…’
Subordinate clause
A clause which provides additional information
syndetic list
connecting a sentence by using conjunctives
idiom
an overused phrase
periodic sentence
when the subordinate clause is at the start of a sentence
