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Aspect Of Language
The study of appearence in language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are shortening words? | The simplified version of a long winded word |
| Define "Blend Words" | Compound words that are rushed or collided together |
| What is slang? | Highly informal language that occurs most often in casual conversation |
| Define "Euphemisms" | A word used in place of another word that is viewed as more disagreeable or offensive |
| What is jargon? | Words used that people in a job understand |
| Define "Dialect" | Words used in a particular location |
| What are colloquialisms? | Language that is similar to slang, but is more widespread |
| Define "Swearing" | Rude or offensive language that someone can use out of frustration or out of fear |
| What is taboo language? | Language that is excluded or forbidden from usage in society |
| Define "Cliches" | Phrases that are used over and over again and do not really mean anything |
| What are dysphemisms? | Words used to convey negative attitudes or emotions in place of neutral or positive ones |
| Define "Archaisms" | Words that are no longer commonly used |
| What are compound words? | Two or more words combined to create a new word |
| Define "Abbreviated Words" | A shortened form of a word or phrase |
| What is an acronym? | A word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words |
| Define "Neologism" | A completely new word or expression |
| What are loan words? | Terms used in one language that have an origin in another language |
| Define "Initialisms" | An abbreviation consisting of initial letters pronounced separately |
| What is the difference between concious and unconcious writing? | Concious is powerful in terms of convincing others that the opinions are correct, whereas unconcious leaks out the true hidden opinions or feelings |
| Define "Subconcious Writing" | A piece of writing that is deeply affected by the way the writer thinks about the subject or topic they're representing |
| What is hegemony? | A large scale or cultural bias |
| Name the four common stereotype areas in writing | Nationalities, social groups, occupations and genders |
| What is phonology? | The study of speech sounds in language |
| Predict the number of phonemes in the English language and the number of letters in its written system | 44 phonemes and 26 letters |
| What are diagraphs? | Pairs of letters that create a sound |
| Define "Schwar" | A common little vowel that plays a crucial part in phonology |
| What is suprasegmental? | The communicative activities in conversation which are not themselves part of. language (e.g. stress, pitch and intonation) |
| Define "Stress" | The emphasis on certain words (normally content words) |
| When is emphatic stress used? | To make a point or statement |
| Define "Pragmatics" | The analysis of humour, irony, sarcasm, politeness and how human conversation actually work |
| What is denotation? | The literal meaning given for a word. |
| Define "Connotation" | The cultural or emotional association that a word may create in the reader/listener's head |
| What is deixis and what does it rely on? | The term for usage of demonstrative adjectives such as "this", "that", "those", "these" and "them". It is reliant on context |
| Name the four maxims used to assume the nature of the other person in conversation | Quality (truth), quantity (sufficient information), relevance (relevant to conversation) and manner (pleasant and clear) |
| What is flouting? | The act of deception (making the other person believe that the maxim is broken but in reality it isn't) |
| Define "Positive & Negative Face" | Positive (self esteem) and negative (desire to be free to act) |
| What is the difference between positive and negative politeness? | Positive involves flattery, whereas negative tries to make the reciever feel as though their work at hand is not too trying |
| Define "Serif Fonts" | The little additional lines or embellishments on the end of a stroke of a letter |
| What are sans serif fonts and where are they best used? | A font that does not have the small line extensions on its characters. They are best used in large bodies of formal, mature texts |
| Identify the role of italics | Used to indicate the title of a novel, play or film |
| What is the role of superscript? | Used primarily for referencing |
| Name two school subjects that subscript is used in | Mathematics and science |
| What is the role of boldness? | Used for headings and emphasis |
| Identify two things that font size is dependent on | Physical context and the desire for clarity or emphasis |
| What three main camps does colour analysis fall into? | Analysis of efficiency, themes and symbolism |
| Quote Mr Wharmby on graphology | "Never do a paragraph on it alone, otherwise I will cry and throw the paper at you edgeways, giving you a paper cut" |
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