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AP language terms

QuestionAnswer
COLLOQUIALISM slang or informality in speaking or writing. Includes local dialect Ex. "That totally grossed me out" for "That disgusted me"
CONNOTATION non-literal, associative meanings of a word. What we think of when we hear a word.
DENOTATION strict, literal, dictionary definition
VERNACULAR local language or dialect of common speech written in local language or dialect; also sometimes called colloquialism Ex.depending on where in the US you live, a sandwich is called a sub, a grinder, or a hero
HIGH DICTION a sophisticated or educated speaker who uses abstract nouns or complex figures of speech and demands greater intellectual effort from the audience
LOW DICTION a simpler, less cultivated speaker who uses literal nouns and less grammatical complexity than high diction
DIALECT distinct variety of language spoken by members of an identifiable regional group, nation or social class
BOMBAST inflated language; the use of high-sounding language for a trivial subject
SEMANTICS branch of linguistics that studies meaning and development of words and their relationship
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