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English Lang. and Lit. vocabulary

Terms in this set (13)

Adjacency pairs
Regular two-turn exchanges in spoken discourse. e.g.: A: How are you? B: I'm fine, thanks. And you?
Context
The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text.
Deixis
The way language "points to" spatial, temporal, and personal features of the context. e.g.: YOU have been HERE for three weeks NOW
Ellipsis
Three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Graphology
The study of handwriting and how it relates to a person's character
Idiolect
Language use that is typical of a particular person
Jargon
Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
Lexis
All the words of a language
Modifiers
Words that describe a noun that can include adjectives, verbs and nouns themselves
Paralinguistics
All aspects of spoken language except the words themselves; includes rate, volume, pitch, stress
Register
A form of language appropriate to a particular situation.
Syntax
Sentence structure
Taboo
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom
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