AS English language terminology revision

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Affixes	Things attached to words Eg: un
Assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds for effect.
Archaic lexis	Words used in earlier century's
Anaphora	Describes the practice of referring backwards in language
Articulator	Lips, teeth, tongue, alveolar ridge, hard palate, soft palate, uvula, glottis.
Apposition	A relationship between two or more words or phrases in which the two units are grammatically parallel. Eg: Mrs chip the joiners wife.
Alveolar	The alveolar ridge is a flatish platform that is the most common place in the mouth for articulating consonants.
Abstract noun	A noun used for a non-physical thing.
Ambiguity	The quality of being open to more than one interpretation.
Antonym	Contrasting words (E.g hot and cold)
Adjective	A word used to describe something.
Actual writer	The 'real' person or people responsible for text production.
Apposition	A relationship between two or more words or phrases in which the two units are grammatically parallel. (E.g. Mrs Chip the joiners wife)
Actual reader	Any person or groups of people who engage with and interpret a text.
Anti-language	The language of a social group which develops as a means of preventing people from outside the group understanding it.
Amelioration	When a word becomes more positive over time (E.g. 'wicked')
Abbreviations	Eg: 'cause' instead of 'because'.
Accent	The ways in which words are pronounced. Accent can vary according to the region or social class of a speaker.
Adjacency pairs	Parallel expressions used across the boundaries of individual speaking turns. They are usually ritualistic and formulaic socially. Eg: 'How are you?' / 'Fine thanks'.
Blended-mode	A text which contains conventional elements of both speech and writing.
Biblical lexis	Words used in the language of the bible and would sound old fashioned to a modern speaker
Blending	Making a single word out of parts of two separate words. (E.g. Leggings + Jeans = Jeggings)
Broadening	When a word broadens and has added meaning (E.g. dog used to mean the animal but now it means all of the breeds of dogs).
Back-Channel features	Words, phrases and non-verbal utterances Eg: When listening to someone on the phone and you say 'Yeah', 'I see', 'Okay', 'Uh huh'.
Cliches	Might be used to indicate that the speaker has nothing to say, That they are buying some time or that they don't care about the conversation very much. Eg: 'That's life'.
Colloquial idiom	The phrases which characterize spoken language and which don't seem to serve any particular communicative function in and of themselves. Eg: 'in a minute', 'the thing is', 'As far as i can see'.
Cohesion	Text is connected / flows together by the use of connectives
Contraction	A reduced form often marked by an apostrophe in writing. Eg: 'Can't = Cannot', 'She'll = She will'.
Common nouns	Nouns which do not refer to a particular person, place, day or time of year.
Consonance	Deliberate repetition of consonant sounds for effect.
Connector of enumeration	A word used to show what order / when things occur.
Connotation	Feelings, ideas and attitudes associated with word choices
Conversational speech	Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation.
Connector of addition	A word used to show that you are adding more information.
Concrete noun	Words used to describe physical objects.
Continuum	A sequence in which elements that are next to each other are not noticeably different but elements at the opposite ends are very different from each other.
Compounding	Putting words together.
Courtesy terms	Eg: 'Please', 'Thank you'
co-operative principles	Grice's maxims
Convert prestige	Convert prestige refers to the status of those speakers who don't yet own the 'dialect' of the group they desire to belong to.
Derivational prefixes / suffixes	Added to a root to form a new word
Deixis	Pointing words such as 'this', 'that', 'here', 'there'
Discourse(s)	This word has many meanings, for spoken language it is used to refer to the routines of language. Eg: the language routine when we visit our doctor, or get sent to see the head of house/year. (these examples give aspects of power)
Discourse event	An act of communication occurring in a specific time and location involving writers/speakers and readers/listeners.
Decontextualised extracts	Taking bits apart from things such as posters, texts etc.
Discourse community	A group of people with shared interests and belief systems who are likely to respond to texts in similar ways.
Delection	Something is left out. Delection's refer to words which are left out. Ellipsis normally refers to more than one missing word.
Dialect	The distinctive grammar and vocabulary which is associated with a regional social use of a language.
Denotation	The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests:
Descriptivist	A linguist that analyses and explores the effects of language
Discourse event	An act of communication occurring in a specific time and location involving writers / speakers and readers / listeners.
Digressions	If you steer away from the the topic then you digress. Digressions are often used to give a new perspective or direction to a subject. HEDGES are often used to introduce digression.
Everyday lexis	Words and phrases that are the most frequently used in everyday speech and writing.
Formal Lexis	Suitable for formal speech and writing but not normally used in an ordinary conversation
Figurative language	imagery techniques (E.g. Metaphor, simile etc)
False start	When you start speaking, pause, and then correct yourself.
Free morpheme	A morpheme that can stand on its own as a word
Genre	A way of grouping texts based on expected shared conventions.
Homophone	A word pronounced the same as another but differs in meaning.
Hyponym	Words that fit into categories (E.g. Dog breeds: Collie, shih Tzu etc)
Hedge	When you don't give a definite answer (E.g. 'possibly' / 'I might')
Hypernym	Name/ types of categories (E.g. Dog breeds)
Heterophone	A word that is written identically but has a different pronunciation and meaning.
Humorous lexis	Words that are normally used in a joking way
Interruptions	The speaker hasn't finished but someone else starts talking anyway.
Impolite lexis	Words and phrases that are considered rude and that might offend some people
Inflectional prefixes / suffixes	Show tense of verbs / plural form of nouns
Informal lexis	Words / phrases used in normal conversation but may not be suitable in more formal contexts Eg: in essays
intertextuality	A process by which texts borrow from or refer to conventions of other texts for a specific purpose and effect.
Implied writer	A constructed image of an idealised writer.
Irony	The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Implicature	What is being implied rather than what is being said.
Idiolect	Individual language thumbprint of the words we say / how we speak.
Inference	Reading between the lines.
Intonation	The sound pattern of phrases and sentences produced by pitch variation in the voice..
Jargon	The language, especially vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group. Eg: Medical Jargon
Lexis	The framework that deals with the vocabulary system of language
Lexical onomatopoeia	Words where there is a connection between its sound and meaning. Eg: splash.
Literary lexis	Words used mainly in English literature and not in normal speech of writing.
Loudness	Strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud whispers.
Lexicon	The vocabulary for a language
Legal lexis	Words with a technical meaning used by lawyers, in legal documents etc
layout	The way in which something is presented.
Lexicon	The full vocabulary of a language or of a group, individual, field of study. Eg: Tyre, Oil, Engine, Car etc)
Media	Newspapers, Magazines, TV and Music.
Medical lexis	Words or phrases that are more likely to be used by doctors than ordinary people.
Minimal pair	Two words that differ in only one sound.
Modal auxiliary verb	An auxiliary verb that joins with the main verb to demonstrate commitment towards an event or person that a speaker holds. Eg: may, must, could
Multi-purpose text	A text that clearly has more than one purpose.
Mode	The physical channel of communication: either speech or writing.
Material verb	A word describing something physical.
Morpheme	Smallest grammatical unit
Mental verb	A word to show you are doing something non-physical (E.g. Thinking)
Minimal pair	Two words that differ in only one sound
Multimodal text	Text that contains features of the spoken mode and the written mode
Non-Fluency Features	Typical and normal characteristics of spoken language that interrupt the 'flow' of talk. Eg: Hesitations, False starts, Fillers, Repetitions etc.
Nouns	A word used for naming a person, place thing or idea.
Negative face	When you do not accept someone's face (turn your back when someone is speaking)
Non-Sequitur	A comment which, due to its lack of meaning relative to the comment it follows, is absurd to the point of being humorous or confusing.
Non-lexical onomatopoeia	Signify a meaning through the use of sound. Eg: vrooom, brrrmmmm.
Neology	The process of creating (coining) new words in a vocabulary
Narrowing	When a word goes from being very broad to being very specific (E.g. 'girl' means young/ meant gender)
Neutral topics	Eg: The weather.
Overlaps	One speaker talks at the same time as an other. Eg: possibly to reassure someone.
Oppositional view	A way of defining the difference between modes by arguing that they have completely different features.
Orthography	The study of the use of letters (Capitals, italics, fonts etc)
Old-fashioned lexis	Words that were commonly used in the past, but would sound old fashioned today.
Pace / timing	The process or art of regulating actions or remarks in relation to others to produce the best effect.
Paralinguistic Features	Related to body language - it is the use of gestures, facial expressions + other non-verbal elements (such as laughter) to add meaning to the speakers message beyond the words being spoken.
Phatic talk	Conversational utterances that have no concrete purpose other than to establish or maintain personal personal relationships. Its related to small talk and follows traditional patterns. Eg: 'How are you?' / 'Fine', 'Cold isn't it?' / 'Freezing'.
Pitch	The degree of height or depth of a tone or of sound, depending upon the relative rapidity of the vibrations by which it is produced.
Primary auxiliary verb	An auxiliary verb that joins with the main verb to show tense Eg: be, do, have
Pragmatics	An approach to discourse analysis which focuses less on structures and more on contexts and purposes of people talking to each other.
Prosodic features	Includes features such as stress, rhythm, pitch, tempo and intonation - which are used by speakers to mark out key meanings in a message.
Phonological manipulation (Playing with sounds)	Creative changes in sound patterns for deliberate effect.
Politeness strategies	Ways of maintaining a conversation to keep it going.
Possessive pronoun	Shows that you have possession of something.
Pejoration	When words change over time to become more negative (E.g. 'gay')
Place of articulation	The physical location as to where sound is created Eg: lips, teeth etc.
Proper nouns	The name of a particular person, place, day or time of year. Always begins with a capital letter.
Preposition	Words to show the time and place.
Phonetics	how sounds are produced
Positive face	When you accept people's face and act nice so they accept yours.
Prescriptivist	A linguist that believes that language must follow rules and should stick to them
Phonology	the science of speech (sound system)
Primary purpose	The main and most recognisable purpose.
Prosodics	The study of how meaning can be changed through changing volume, pace etc
Representation	The portrayal of events, people, and circumstances through language and other meaning-making resources (E.g. images and sound) to create a way of seeing the world.
Root word	Main unit of meaning
Register	A variety of language that is associated with a particular situation of use.
Repair	Same as a false start.
Semantics	The framework that deals with meaning and how that is generated within texts
Situational characteristic	A key characteristic of the time, place and contexts in which communication takes place.
Sound ionicity	The matching of sound to an aspect of meaning.
Sibilance	Repetition of fricat (ss, zzzz) sounds for effect.
Situation of use	A specific place, time, and context in which communication takes place.
Semantic field	Words used for a particular topic to create a certain atmosphere.
Spoken lexis	Words or phrases used only in conversion.
Synonym	Different words that have the same meaning.
Sociolect	Variation in language use associated with members of a particular social group.
Secondary purpose	An additional and more subtle purpose.
Text receivers	The people interpreting a text.
Text producer's	The people responsible for creating a text.
Taboo Lexis	Words that should not be used because they are rude and offensive.
Technical lexis	Words used by doctors, scientists and other specialists.
Implied reader	A constructed image of an idealised reader.
Trade marks	Words that are the name of particular products.
Tag question	Asking someone a question in conversation.
Typography	The study of how things are written in text form.
Written lexis	Words and phrases used only in written English.
Verb phrase	A group of words centred around a head verb. Can also contain auxiliary's
Variation	The differences associated with particular instances of language use and between groups of language users.

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