PS Ch 2
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MVMBulldog on February 12, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 connotation | the feelings or emotions surrounding a word |
| conventional | accepted/understood by many people |
| denotation | dictionary meaning of a word |
| dialect | a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group |
| jargon | language understood only by people in a specific group |
| language | sounds, symbols, and words used to communicate |
| nonstandard English | language that does not follow grammatical rules |
| slang | informal language with figures of speech |
| standard English | language that follows grammatical rules |
| sublanguage | sublanguages of an established language |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
| system | collection of processes |
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