Terminology

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Arachaic/Archaism

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old language - from an earlier period

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Caesura

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Pause or break created by a piece of punctuation e.g. semi-colon or full stop.

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Clause

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part of a sentence, usually separated by commas, that contains at least a subject or a verb.

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Complex sentence

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sentence with 2 or more clause linked by a conjunction like ‘although’ or ‘because’.

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Declarative sentence

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States a fact or an argument

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Definite article

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The word ‘THE’

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Diachronic language

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changes in language overtime

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Diction

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choice of words/vocab

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Discourse

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written or spoken communication or debate

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Discourse markers

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A particle used to direct of redirect the flow if the text or conversation

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Elision

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The omission of a sound in speech e.g. ‘they’d’ or ‘isn’t’

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Enjambement

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the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line

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Homophone

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A word pronounced the same as another but has a different meaning e.g. ‘Sea’ and ‘see’

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Imperative sentence

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Gives advice or instructions also can express a request or demand

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Interrogative sentence

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sentence that asks a question

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Intensifier

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Adverb or adjective used to add force on another adjective, verb or adverb

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Monosyllabic word

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a word with only one syllable

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Non-fluency features

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delayed, hesitated or stuttered speech e.g. er, ummm etc

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Non-Verbal utterance

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a noise made in the place of an actual word to communicate

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Intertextuality

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Mentioning of other texts within a text

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Pre-modifier

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an adjective placed before a noun e.g. Blacking church

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Phonetic spelling

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words spelled the way they sound

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politness marker

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using language carefully not to offend

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polysyllabic word

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a word having more than one syllable

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salutation

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opening of a letter e.g. ‘Dear…’

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Subordinate clause

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A clause which provides additional information

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syndetic list

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connecting a sentence by using conjunctives

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idiom

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an overused phrase

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periodic sentence

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when the subordinate clause is at the start of a sentence