builds a deliberate, cohesive progression that seamlessly connects a thesis to its supporting evidence and final insight, keeping the overall argument interesting and unified.

the use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing , a place or an experience.

dealing with the touch, warmth/cold, texture of feeling

dealing with taste, ingestion, eating, drinking

dealing with hearing, sounds, noises, listening

dealing with smelling, our nose

the words the writer chooses to convey a particular meaning

High or Formal Diction

contains language that creates an elevated tone. Free of slang idioms, colloquialisms and contractions. Often contains elegant word choice.

uses standard language and vocabulary with elaborate words and may include contractions

Informal or Low Diction

The language of everyday use. It is relaxed and conversational. It often includes common and simple words, idioms, slang and contractions.

Slang, Colloquial, Jargon, Dialect, Concrete Diction, Abstract Diction, Denotation, Connotation

refers to a recently coined words often used in informal situations

expressions are nonstandard, often regional, ways of using language to appropriate to informal or conversational speech and writing.

consists of words and expressions characteristic of a particular trade, profession or pursuit.

a nonstandard subgroup of a language with its own vocabulary and grammatical features. Writers often use regional dialects or dialects that reveal a person's economic or social class.

specific words that describe physical qualities or conditions

refers to a language that denotes ideas, emotions, conditions or concepts that are intangible.

literal definition of a word independent of any emotional association or secondary meaning

implicit rather than explicit meaning of a word and consists of the suggestions, associations and emotional overtones attached to a word

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SOFIA FINN - vocab

English vocab 1

Term	Definition
Line of Reasoning	builds a deliberate, cohesive progression that seamlessly connects a thesis to its supporting evidence and final insight, keeping the overall argument interesting and unified.
Imagery	the use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing , a place or an experience.
Visual	dealing with sight, seeing
Tactile	dealing with the touch, warmth/cold, texture of feeling
Gustatory	dealing with taste, ingestion, eating, drinking
Auditory	dealing with hearing, sounds, noises, listening
Olfactory	dealing with smelling, our nose
Diction	the words the writer chooses to convey a particular meaning
High or Formal Diction	contains language that creates an elevated tone. Free of slang idioms, colloquialisms and contractions. Often contains elegant word choice.
Neutral Diction	uses standard language and vocabulary with elaborate words and may include contractions
Informal or Low Diction	The language of everyday use. It is relaxed and conversational. It often includes common and simple words, idioms, slang and contractions.
Types of dictions	Slang, Colloquial, Jargon, Dialect, Concrete Diction, Abstract Diction, Denotation, Connotation
Slang	refers to a recently coined words often used in informal situations
Colloquial	expressions are nonstandard, often regional, ways of using language to appropriate to informal or conversational speech and writing.
Jargon	consists of words and expressions characteristic of a particular trade, profession or pursuit.
Dialect	a nonstandard subgroup of a language with its own vocabulary and grammatical features. Writers often use regional dialects or dialects that reveal a person's economic or social class.
Concrete Diction	specific words that describe physical qualities or conditions
Abstract Diction	refers to a language that denotes ideas, emotions, conditions or concepts that are intangible.
Denotation	literal definition of a word independent of any emotional association or secondary meaning
Connotation	implicit rather than explicit meaning of a word and consists of the suggestions, associations and emotional overtones attached to a word

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