Ch 11 Analysing texts Flashcards
1
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Text
A
A unified piece of speech or writing
2
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Text meaning
A
What text means overall
3
Q
Levels of language
A
Linguists divide language into relatively discrete layers or sub-topics so that these can be understood and studied separately
4
Q
Connotations
A
The overtones associated with a word or a phrase
5
Q
Alliteration
A
Repeated phonemes at the beginnings of words
6
Q
Colloquial
A
An informal style of the kind used in ordinary speech
7
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Contraction
A
Omission of a letter in a word, often replaced by an apostrophe
