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VCE English Language - Informal Language

Terms in this set (22)

Connotation
Emotional associations of a word
Denotation
Dictionary meaning of a word
Slang
Informal expressions, often humorous, vulgar or abusive
Idiom
A phrase that means something different from the words in it.
Repair
Change from saying one word or phrase to another.
Collocation
A group of two or more words thast usually go together
Ellipsis
Omission of one or more words that are understood from the context
Referential function of utterances
Giving information
Expressive function of utterances
Expressing feelings
Transactional function of utterances
Making arrangements
Interactional function of utterances
Utterances whose main focus is the social relationship between the participants
Phatic utterances
small talk
Deictic expressions
expressions that cannot be understood unless the context of the utterance is known
Pause fillers
Words in conversation that have little meaning, but give thinking time or involve the reader
Prosodic features
Non-verbal aspects of speech
Adjacency pairs
Two-part exchanges that follow a predictable pattern
Face
The image of oursevles that we present to others
Face-threatening act
Something said or done that challenges or rejects another's face
Reduction
Shortcuts in spoken language that make it more fluent
Insertions
Sounds introduced between words and syllables to make them run together more smoothly
Elision
Omission of sounds or syllables in speech
Assimilation
Process whereby one sound changes because of the sounds around it.
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