Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

VCE English Language > U1AOS2 - Metalanguage II > Flashcards

U1AOS2 - Metalanguage II Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
Q

prosodic features

A 
volume
pitch
tempo
stress
intonation
*combine pitch and volume
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

volume

A

the loudness which speech is spoken

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

pitch

A

the frequency of someone’s voice (high, medium or low)

relative and depends on the individual speaker

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

tempo

A

the speed at which the sound is produced

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

stress

A

refers to the syllables that have greater pronunciation in a word or phrase

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

intonation

A

the way pitch and volume change over a string of words (rising or falling usually)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

patterning

A

alliteration
assonance
onomatopeia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

alliteration

A

the occurence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of the adjacent or closely connected words (consonant)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

assonance

A

when a series of words all start with the same vowel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

vocal effects

A

coughs
laughter
breath (can be used to make an impact or emphasise a point)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

lexical meaning

A

connotations

denotation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

connotations

A

emotional and imaginative association of a word being used
go above and beyond literal meaning
can be positive or negative depending on the context

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

denotation

A

the literal meaning of a word

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

semantic patterning

A 
L.I.P.P.O.M.A.S
lexical ambiguity
irony
pun
personification
oxymoron
metaphor
animation
simile
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

lexical ambiguity

A

when it isn’t possible to determine the meaning of a lexeme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

irony

A

when a speaker states one thing for an opposing or contradictory meaning to create humor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

pun

A

a play on the meaning of words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

personification

A

gives human qualities to non human things

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

oxymoron

A

combines two contradictory words for special effect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

metaphor

A

a figure of speech in which one thing is said to be another

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

animation

A

a type of metaphor giving life or movement to inanimate delusions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

simile

A

an expression comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

features of spoken discourse

A 
opening
closing
adjacency pairs
overlapping speech
interrogative tag
discourse particles
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

opening

A

beginning of conversations e.g. hello

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

closing

A

at the end of a conversation -> the opposite of opening

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

adjacency pairs

A

two related functionally turns made by the speakers

e.g. invitation … acceptance (or rejection)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

overlapping speech

A

where two or more conversational participants simultaneously talk

28
Q

interrogative tags

A

also known as a question tag
usually create a yes or no question at the end of a statement
e.g. isn’t it?

29
Q

discourse particles

A

a part of speech which doesn’t add semantic meaning but allows us to signal our reactions, emotions and tensions
e.g. ‘well’ or ‘like’

30
Q

spoken discourse management strategies

A 
topic management
taking the floor
holding the floor
passing the floor
- often managed with intonation
31
Q

topic management

A

how participants in a conversation decide what to talk about

the person leading the conversation may be influential in picking the topic than others

32
Q

taking the floor

A

where a participant starts speaking in place of another and begins their ‘turn’
reflects register purpose and context

33
Q

holding the floor

A

where a participant continues speaking to prevent another speaker from taking the floor

34
Q

passing the floor

A

the moment a participant invites another to speak and take the floor

35
Q

non fluency features

A 
repair
false start
pause
pause filler
repetition
36
Q

repair

A

when a speaker repairs an error

37
Q

false start

A

when a speaker has already started an utterance but changes their mind/hesitates about what they want to say

38
Q

pause

A

a break in spoken tests where a speaker breaks and takes time to think

39
Q

pause filler

A

lexemes such as ‘so’ and ‘err’ used to indicate a speaker isn’t finished
aka a filled pause

40
Q

repetition

A

use of the same lexeme or phrase more than once

41
Q

Abbreviation

A

The shortened form of a word or phrase

42
Q

Acronym

A

Technically needs to spell out another word

43
Q

Affixation

A

The process of combining a root and an affix to create a new word

44
Q

Backformation

A

Where speakers reinterpret a simple root as a root plus affix and drop the ‘affix’ to create a new rod

45
Q

Blending

A

Where parts of two independent words are combined and used as one word

46
Q

Borrowing

A

Acquiring new words or grammar from another language

47
Q

Conversion

A

Creating a new word belonging to a different part of speech (no affixation)

48
Q

Compounding

A

Creating a word by combining two or more free morphemes

49
Q

Commonisation

A

Where a brand name or other proper noun becomes a common name

50
Q

Shortening

A

Creating a new word by shortening a long word

51
Q

Neolism / Coinage

A

The creation of a new word or expression to fill a gap

52
Q

Archaism

A

A word or phrase considered outdated/old-fashioned

53
Q

Broadening

A

When a word with specific or limited meaning is widened

54
Q

Changing Connotation

A

The feelings or ideas associated with a word changing

55
Q

Contraction

A

A shortened version of words or a word group

56
Q

Denotation

A

A specific ‘dictionary’ meaning of a word

57
Q

Elevation

A

When a word gains positive connotations or less negative ones

58
Q

Initialism

A

An abbreviation consisting of letters pronounced seperately

59
Q

Narrowing

A

When a word becomes less inclusive than its previous meaning

60
Q

Shift

A

The modern usage of a word being very different than its previous meaning

61
Q

Word Loss

A

A word is lost from the common lanuguage

62
Q

Structure of body paragraphs

A 
T / Topic sentence
E / Expand on ts. & introduce evidence
E / Evidence
E / Explain relevance
L / Link back to topic sentence
63
Q

Structure of introduction

A

Introduce topic and link into the main points of the essay

64
Q

Structure of conclusion

A 
Conclusion word (e.g. ultimately)
Link back to main points expanded with main ideas in each paragraph
Summary sentence / opinion
65
Q

collocations

A

a pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed through their use. strong tea or heavy drinker

66
Q

idiom

A

a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words
e.g. over the moon

VCE English Language (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions