as english language for aqa B
Terms
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- accent
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The pronunciation characteristics of a particular region or social group
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adjacency pair
- The basic unit of turn taking in conversation
- agenda
- in conversation the topic coverd by the discourse
- colloquialism
- Literally, the language of speech in practice, very informal use of language
- compound sentences
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Sentences which consist of several clauses joined by and, but, or or so
- conjunction
- Words such as and, but and because which join elements of a sentence together
- connotation
- The implied or associated meanings of a word or phrase
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context-bound/ context-free
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The degree to which the meanings of a word or written text refer to elements of the contexts in which they are produced and received
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covert prestige
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the unofficial prestige that non-standard varieties of accent or dialect may enjoy within a speech community
pretending to use language that you really don't
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Covert prestige
- The unofficial prestige that non-standard varieties of accent or dialect may enjoy within a speech community.
- data
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any sample of spoken or written language gathered for research and analysis.
- Declaritive
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The most common sentence type, a statement.
- Deficit mode
- View of language in which varieties which do not correspond to the dominant prestige variety are viewed as inferior or corrupt
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deficit model
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view of language in which varieties which do not correspond to the dominant prestige variety are viewed as inferior or corrupt
"your language is inferior because you use the word aint'it"
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denotation
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the litera, primary meaning of a word or phrase (see also connotation)
- dialect
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the distinctive vocabulary and grammar of a geographical area within a language community
- discourse structure
- the way in which spoken and language texts are organised and sequenced
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discourse structure
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The way in which spoken and language texts are organised and sequenced
- dysphemism
- a deliberatly blunt expression of a delicate subject
- euphemism
- a polite or understated reference to subject of some delicacy
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eye dialect
- term used to describe the non-standard spelling and punctuation used by some writers to give the impression of a regional variety of speech
- hedges
- words/phrases used to indicate a degree of uncertainty or tentativeness
- idiolect
- the distinctive features of a persons language which mark them as an individual
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influential power
- the power to persuade and influence
- instrumental power
- power used to apply and exert power and authority
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interrogative
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the question form of a sentance
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linguistic relativism
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the view that every language embodies a unique way of thinking about the world associated with te linguists sabir and whorf
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maxims
- guiding principles in which associated with h. p. grice's analysis of conversational discourse