A01 power terms english language AS

Descrição

AS - Level English Language FlashCards sobre A01 power terms english language AS, criado por Megan Bailey em 10-03-2016.
Megan  Bailey
FlashCards por Megan Bailey , atualizado more than 1 year ago
Megan  Bailey
Criado por Megan Bailey mais de 8 anos atrás
152
15

Resumo de Recurso

Questão Responda
emotive language language used to gain an intended emotion from the audience.
rule of three a list of three things, put together to create emphasis, for example: big, bold and brilliant.
anecdote a short interesting or funny story about an incident or person in real life.
disguised directive telling someone to do something without directly telling them to do it.
imperative bossy verb
hyperbole over the top exaggeration.
paradox opposite of irony.
irony drawing a tree on a piece of paper.
religious reference referring to religion
received pronunciation the standard form of British English pronunciation, based on educated speech in southern England, widely accepted as a standard elsewhere.
para-linguistics body language
aporia figure of speech where you show you are in doubt
balancing statement you start with one point and end with the opposing. it may not be a good idea but I bet it will be fun.
taboo words you shouldn't say in a certain situation. eg, the elephant in the room you do not address.
divergence moving your language away from someone else, eg strengthening your accent to appear more different to who you are talking to.
convergence softening an accent to appear more friendly and converge with the person you are talking to.
questions questions
tag questions 'this colour suits me, don't you think?'
overlapping an interruption causes the speakers to talk over one another.
interruptions someone else starts talking when the current speaker isn't finished.
emphasis strengthening your accent of a certain word, 'you WILL do your homework'
status words words of a higher nature.
initiation response feedback feedback to a question or statement
jargon specialist lexis, a doctor using words such as stethoscope.
specialist lexis word topic
instrumental power Instrumental power is explicit power of the sort imposed by the state, eg the police
pronouns word that makes a noun better
pathos a quality that evokes pitty or sadness.
logos the word of god
ethos the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its attitudes and aspirations.
parallelism the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.
boosters words that boost the conversation, eg anyway
metaphor a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
accent how you pronounce your words geographically depedning
mitigation the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
complex sentences a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.
passive resistance non-violent opposition to authority, especially a refusal to cooperate with legal requirements.
volume and pitch how high or loud you make your voice.
rhetoric effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
rhetorical question a question youre not expected to answer.
setting the agenda deciding and stating what you're going to talk about.
holding the term keeping the subject topic.
colloquialisms A colloquialism is a word, phrase or other form used in informal language.
register the formality or tone of the writing or speech

Semelhante

English Speech Analysis Terminology
Fionnghuala Malone
English Grammatical Terminology
Fionnghuala Malone
English Rhetorical Device Terminology
Fionnghuala Malone
A Level: English language and literature technique = Dramatic terms
Jessica 'JessieB
English Language
livbennett
English Language Techniques
lewis001
A Level: English language and literature techniques = Structure
Jessica 'JessieB
English Literary Terminology
Fionnghuala Malone
A Level: English language and literature techniques = Form
Jessica 'JessieB
Types of Subordinate Clause & Verb Tense
(umbr)ella
A2 English Language and Literature: Unseen
Jessica 'JessieB