Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Prosody
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How words sound
2
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Graphemes
A
Individual mark that means something
- letter
- punctuation
- emoji
3
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Discourse
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Verbal/written exchange of ideas. Speech/writing longer than a sentence and has a coherent meaning and clear purpose is discourse
4
Q
Semantic
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Meaning
5
Q
Colloquial
A
Informal phrase normally found in speech
6
Q
Connotations
A
Associations
7
Q
Denotation
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Dictionary definition
8
Q
Euphemism
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Makes a situation sound less cruel eg. Passed away
9
Q
Dyphemism
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Makes language sound colder eg. 6ft under
10
Q
Ideology
A
Attitudes and point of view
11
Q
Archaic
A
Very old and dated language
12
Q
Neologism
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Newer language
13
Q
Hyperbolic
A
Exaggerated language
14
Q
Polysyllabic
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More technical formal/word
15
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Standard English
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One dialect of English
The grammatical rules and accepted lexis of written English
