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Archaic Language |
No longer in everyday use, but sometimes used to impart an old-fashioned flavour |
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Colloquial Language |
The use of familiar or conversational language |
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Figurative Language |
Language that is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense. |
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Formal language |
Language in speaking or writing characterised by conservatice and/or technical terms |
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Subjective language |
Language based on emotion, feeling, or opinion (oposite of objective) |
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Objective language |
does not attempt to influence the attitudes of others through the use of personal feelings or opinions. Only considers facts of the matter |
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informal language |
realaxed, unofficial, or colloquial words |
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Jargon |
special vocabulary of a particular group or activity. Somtimes used for confusing or unintelligible language |
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literal language |
words used in most basic sense, without additional meaning. |
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