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Vocab 01
Vocabulary Lesson 01 - Words About Language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Annotation | A critical or explanatory note. |
| Appellation | A name, title, or designation. |
| Eponym | A person whose name is, or is thought to be, the source of the name of something. |
| Linguistics | The study of the nature, structure, and variation of language. |
| Malapropism | Ridiculous misuse of a word, especially confusing it with one of similar sound. |
| Neologism | A new word, expression, or usage. |
| Parlance | A particular manner of speaking. |
| Patois | A regional dialect, especially a nonstandard one that has no written tradition. |
| Polyglot | Using several languages. |
| Vulgar | Of or related to the language of the common people. Crude; indecent. |