Lexis

Question 1

Lexis

Answer 1

Lexis refers to the entire vocabulary of a language

Question 2

Taboo

Answer 2

The term taboo language refers to words and phrases that are generally considered inappropriate in certain contexts.

Question 3

Dialect

Answer 3

Dialect is a form of the language that is spoken in a particular part of the country or by a particular group of people.

Question 4

Register

Answer 4

Language register, or formality definition, is controlled by using three language points. Register in English uses grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation.

Question 5

Idiolect

Answer 5

The concept of idiolect refers to a very specific phenomenon—the speech variety, or linguistic system, used by a particular individual.

Question 6

Onomastics

Answer 6

In the field of linguistics, onomastics is the study of proper names, especially the names of people and places

Question 7

Colloqualism

Answer 7

A word, phrase, or expression characteristic of ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing, as “She’s out” for “She is not at home.”

Question 8

Sociolect

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In sociolinguistics, a sociolect is a form of language or a set of lexical items used by a socioeconomic class, a profession, an age group or other social group.

Question 9

Lexical Change

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Lexical change refers to a change in the meaning or use of a word, or a generational shift in preference for one word or phrase over another.

Question 10

Slang

Answer 10

Slang is language of an informal register that members of particular in-groups favor over the common vocabulary of a standard language in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both.

Question 11

Vernacular

Answer 11

The commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place