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Flashcards: Diction

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high or formal dictionlanguage that creates an elevated tone; often contains polysyllabic words
neutral dictionuses standard language and vocabulary
informal or low dictionrelaxed and conversational language
slangrecently coined words; tells "when"
colloquial expressionsregional words or sayings; tells "where"
jargonwords and expressions characteristic of a particular job
dialecta nonstandard variation of a language with its own vocabulary and grammar
abstract dictionlanguage that denotes ideas, emotions, and other intangible concepts
concrete dictionwords that describe physical qualities; imagery
denotationdictionary definition; lacks emotional association
connotationconsists of the associations and emotions attached to a word; i.e. "home" vs. "house"