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Terminology for this question

TermDefinition
Accomodation When a listener adapts to the speakers accent or speech (copies it)
Semantics The meanings of words
Politeness markers Words or phrases that show concern for others and minimize threats
Face Self-esteem of a person
Negative face The way in which people avoid doing things they don't want to do
Violating a maxim A subtle way of failing a maxim
Flouting a maxim A more deliberate way of failing a maxim
Convergence When the listeners accent and/or speech moves towards the accent/speech of another person in conversation
Discourse The structure of a text that is longer than a sentence
Lexis Words
High-frequency Lexis Words that are used frequently
Low-frequency Lexis Words that are not used frequently
Pragmatics The underlying/ implied meanings of language
Backchannelling The way in which a listener shows that they are listening/ paying attention
Positive face A way of maintaining the Self-esteem of yourself or of others
Upward covergence Changing your accent/speech to make it sound more prestigious
Downward convergence Changing your accent/speech to make it sound less prestigious
Divergence A way of changing your voice to separate yourself from others during speech
Idiom A non-literal, metaphorical phrase
Received Pronunciation (RP) Seen as the proper or prestigious way of pronouncing things
Accent The way we pronounce lexis
Created by: Brad.A
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