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Flashcards by sophiearthurton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by sophiearthurton
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| Question | Answer |
| Metaphor | A description which does not compare one thing with another but actually becomes the other. E.g. the trees danced in the wind. |
| Mode of address | The point of view of the text i.e. first, second or third person. |
| Nasals | A term used to describe consonants produced with an open nasal passage. E.g. m,n. |
| Non-standard Lexis | Any variety that does not conform to the standard form as used by society. |
| Onomatopoeia | The term used to denote words that imitate sounds. |
| Oxymoron | The use of apparently contradictory words in a phrase. |
| Paralinguistics | Non-verbal communication using gestures, posture and facial Expressions. |
| Parallelism | The patterning of pairs of sounds, words or structures to create a sense of balance. |
| Passive voice | A grammatical structure in which the subject and object can change places in order to alter the focus of a sentence. E.g. the bone was eaten by the dog. |
| Pathetic fallacy | When the environment mirrors emotions. |
| Personification | A device in which the non-human is given personal and human qualities. E.g. the trees danced in the wind. |
| Phonology | The study of sound. |
| Phrase | A group of words that has no finite verb (except for a verb phrase) e.g. noun phrase ‘the green tree’. |
| Plosives | Sounds which release a sudden burst of air. E.g. p,b,t. |
| Preposition | A word that shows relationships between nouns or pronouns. E.g. on. |
| Pronoun | A word that replaces a noun. |
| Prosodic features | The use of pitch, volume, pace and rhythm to draw attention to key elements of spoken language. |
| Purpose | The reason the text has been produced. E.g. to entertain, inform, persuade etc. |
| Received Pronunciation (RP) | An English accent which has a high social status and is not connected to a specific region. |
| Repetition | Saying the same thing more than once. |
| Sentence mood | The mood of the sentence (often clarified by punctuation). |
| Simile | A device which directly compares two things using like or as. E.g. the tress swayed in the wind like dancers. |
| Stative verbs | Verbs that express states of being or processes. |
| Stress | The exaggerated phoneme in any particular word. |
| Subordinating conjunction | A conjunction used to introduce a subordinate clause (because, while, until). |
| Superlatives | A word that emphasizes the extremes. E.g. best, worst. |
| Syllable | The beats or rhythm in a line of verse. |
| Symbolism | A device in which a word or phrase represents something else. |
| Syntax | The study of the relationship between words in a sentences. |
| Syntax inversion | The deliberate alteration of the structure of words in a sentence. |
| Tag question | An interrogative structure attached to the end of a sentence which expects a reply. E.g. isn’t it. |
| Themes | The recurring ideas and images in a text. |
| Tone | The style or voice the text is written in. E.g. excites, emotional. |
| Turn-taking | The organization of speakers’ contributions to a conversation. |
| Verbs | Words that express states, actions or processes. |
| Vocatives | The words used to name or refer to people when talking to them. |
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