Lexicon Terms caricature-denotation Flashcards
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Clause
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A part of a sentence that has it’s own subject and verb (independent and dependent (subordinate) clauses)
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Caricature
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A verbal description to exaggerate or distort a persons features
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Colloquialism
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A word or phrase used mostly in informal speech (language that is used in ordinary or familiar conversation)
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Connotation
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The suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes (can be determined by tone)
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Denotation
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