Aspects Of Language Flashcards
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Argot
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The informal, specialized vocabulary or expressions of a particular group.
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Archaic
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No longer used or applicable; ancient
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Connotation
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Ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond a word’s literal meaning
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Denotation
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The most direct or specific meaning of a word
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Idiom
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An expression with a special meaning that cannot be understood from the meanings of the individual words; a nonliteral expression
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Jargon
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- A specialized vocabulary of a profession or trade
- Nonsensical or meaningless communication
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Pidgin
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A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages
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Semantics
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- The study of meaning and word interpretation
- The exact meaning of a word
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Standard
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- (adj) Conforming to the established language used by educated speakers
- (noun) Something established as a matter of quality
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Vernacular
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- (noun) Everyday language, rather than literary language
- (noun) The native language or dialect of a country, place, or group
- (adj) Commenly spoken by a region or group
