Features of Speech- Lexis Flashcards
1
Q
What is lexis?
A
Words
2
Q
What is slang?
A
Less formal lexis
3
Q
What is colloquialism?
A
local, informal form of a word
4
Q
What is contraction? Give an example
A
2 words made shorter, it’s, haven’t, don’t
5
Q
What is elision? Give an example
A
clipping sounds from a word e.g. wanna, gonna
6
Q
What is cliche?
A
something that is overused and loosing it’s meaning
7
Q
What are expletives?
A
Swearing
8
Q
What is deixis?
A
Language that points to the context of the conversation, requires contextual knowledge to make sense e.g he, her, later
