key terms

Question 1

define abstract nouns

Answer 1

something you cant touch

Question 2

define adjacency pairs

Answer 2

ratio in dialogue

Question 3

define anaphora

Answer 3

repeated phrase

Question 4

define attributive

Answer 4

word before the noun
eg. red hair (red is attributive)

Question 5

define assonance

Answer 5

2 vowel sounds next to each other that rhyme

Question 6

define asyndetic listing

Answer 6

excessive commas in a list

Question 7

define bathos

Answer 7

anti climax/ change in tone

Question 8

define cataphoric

Answer 8

when a word/phrase refers to something that’s mentioned later

Question 9

define convergence

Answer 9

mixing dialogue/ interruptions

Question 10

define conduit

Answer 10

saying something on someone’s behalf

Question 11

define declarative sentence

Answer 11

stating a fact/opinion

Question 12

define temporal deixis

Answer 12

pointing towards the time

Question 13

define spacial deixis

Answer 13

pointing towards an area

Question 14

define personal deixis

Answer 14

pointing towards someone

Question 15

define direct address

Answer 15

directly talking to someone

Question 16

define dramatic irony

Answer 16

audience/reader knowing something the other characters don’t

Question 17

define epithet

Answer 17

words used to characterise and describe someone
eg. Richard the Lionheart

Question 18

define ephemeral

Answer 18

temporary

Question 19

define exophoric reference

Answer 19

referencing someone/something outside of the text

Question 20

define exposition

Answer 20

giving background info

Question 21

define field specific lexis

Answer 21

language for a specific profession

Question 22

define foreshadowing

Answer 22

suggesting something will happen later

Question 23

define framing narrative

Answer 23

a story within a story

Question 24

define fricatives

Answer 24

hard f sounds

Question 25

define graphological features

Answer 25

how things are physically written

Question 26

define hedge

Answer 26

beating around the bush

Question 27

define high frequency lexis

Answer 27

words used a lot

Question 28

define homophones

Answer 28

words that sound the same

Question 29

define hyponym

Answer 29

a word that represents other ideas eg. royalty is a hyponym for kings, queens, princes etc

Question 30

define idiolect

Answer 30

how most people speak

Question 31

define idiom

Answer 31

common expression

Question 32

define idiosyncratic

Answer 32

unique way of speaking

Question 33

define juxtaposition

Answer 33

contrasting ideas

Question 34

define loan words

Answer 34

words stolen from another language eg. karaoke

Question 35

define low frequency lexis

Answer 35

uncommonly used words

Question 36

define boulamaic modality

Answer 36

verbs that express desire or lack of

Question 37

define epistemic modality

Answer 37

verbs that express a degree of confidence eg. could, might, will, must

Question 38

define neologism

Answer 38

made up word

Question 39

define pathos

Answer 39

using emotions to persuade

Question 40

define paradox

Answer 40

things that don't make sense

Question 41

define paralinguistic features

Answer 41

communication that is non verbal eg. tone, gestures, volume etc

Question 42

define phonological features

Answer 42

type of sound

Question 43

define polemic

Answer 43

harsh and critical

Question 44

define pragmatics

Answer 44

implied meaning

Question 45

define premodifier

Answer 45

info before the clause eg. it was the best day, I ate ice cream

Question 46

define prosodic features

Answer 46

tone and sound of voice

Question 47

define rapport

Answer 47

relationship

Question 48

define reformulation

Answer 48

breaking a sentence then fixing it eg. stuttering and then correcting yourself

Question 49

define relayed speech

Answer 49

echoing what someone says eg. am I funny? yes your funny

Question 50

define ethos

Answer 50

credibility and knowledge

Question 51

define logos

Answer 51

using facts and statistics to support the argument

Question 52

define semantic field

Answer 52

words of similar meaning

Question 53

define sociolect

Answer 53

language used in a social group

Question 54

define syndetic listing

Answer 54

list with the excessive use of and

Question 55

define syntactic parallelism

Answer 55

word order

Question 56

define taboo language

Answer 56

topics that aren't meant to be spoken about

Question 57

define triadic structure

Answer 57

a group/ set of 3 related things or people

Question 58

define verbose

Answer 58

long winded way of saying something

Question 59

define dynamic verbs

Answer 59

describing physical or mental actions eg. think, eat, run, believe

Question 60

define minor sentence

Answer 60

incomplete sentence that still makes sense eg. no way

Question 61

define deontic modality

Answer 61

high level of certainty eg. should

Question 62

define epistemic modality

Answer 62

low level of certainty eg. could

Question 63

define positive face

Answer 63

ego

Question 64

define negative face

Answer 64

personal space and decisions

Question 65

define face threatening acts

Answer 65

act that damages the faces

Question 66

define bald on record

Answer 66

direct face threatening act, very blunt

Question 67

define maxim of quantity

Answer 67

providing enough info avoiding excess details

Question 68

define maxim of quality

Answer 68

speaking truthfully

Question 69

define maxim of relation

Answer 69

keeping to the context of the convo

Question 70

define maxim of manner

Answer 70

be clear and avoiding ambiguity

Question 71

define definite article

Answer 71

certain that it exists eg. the queen

Question 72

indefinite article

Answer 72

not certain it exists eg. a queen

Question 73

define microcosm

Answer 73

smaller idea that represents something larger eg. aquarium is a microcosm for the ocean