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(M) English Language.

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Decks in this class (48)

Language Methods Lexis (word classes).
Outline the different types of nouns,
Define a proper noun,
Define an abstract noun
44  cards
Language Methods: Lexis Part 2.
Define biblical lexis,
Define legal lexis,
Define taboo lexis
16  cards
Language Methods Semantics.
Define semantics,
Define a semantic field,
Define a collocate
22  cards
Language Methods Grammar.
What is the linguistic rank scale,
Define a morpheme,
Define a noun phrase
29  cards
Language Methods Pragmatics.
Define pragmatics,
Define mode,
Define tenor
10  cards
Language Methods Phonology, Phonetics and Prosodics.
Define phonology,
Define phonetics,
Define prosodics
25  cards
Spoken Language Analysis Speech vs Writing.
Outline the features of spoken la...,
Outline the features of written l...,
Outline halliday s argument
6  cards
Spoken Language Field, Mode and Tenor.
Define field,
Define mode,
Define tenor
3  cards
Spoken Language Discourse.
Define discourse,
How are discourses identified,
Define a discourse marker
4  cards
Spoken Language Power Grices Maxims and Face Theory.
Outline all the maxims,
Define quantity,
Define quality
26  cards
Analysis of spoken Language Conversational Analysis.
Define conversational analysis,
Outline conversational analysis v...,
Define an adjacency pair
23  cards
Genres Of Spoken Language and Conventions.
Outline the genres of spoken lang...,
Outline the different language ge...
2  cards
Language change over time.
Before english what language did ...,
What occurred in the 5th century ad,
Define old english
13  cards
Language and Power Types of Power.
Define instrumental power,
Define influential power,
Define practical power influential
6  cards
Language and Power Normal Fairclough Discourse
Outline wareing 1999 s power clas...,
Define political power,
Define personal power
10  cards
Language and Power Jargon and Plain English.
Define jargon,
How can jargon be used to dominate,
What are alternatives to using ja...
11  cards
Language and Power Sapir Whorf.
Define amelioration,
Outline determinism,
Define pejoration
10  cards
Language and Power IRF Theory in the classroom.
Outline the exchange structure th...,
Outline the two part exchange,
Outline sinclair and coulthards t...
13  cards
Language and Power Language and Persuasion.
Outline the aforreessty mneumonic,
Define hypophora,
Define anaphora
3  cards
Language and Situation Field, Mode and Tenor (Halliday).
Outline halliday s argument,
Outline field,
Outline tenor
7  cards
Halliday Functions of Language.
Define instrumental,
Define regulatory,
Define interactional
7  cards
Jakobsons Functions of Language
Outline the six functions factors...,
Outline the classifications of ut...,
Define context and it s strongest...
15  cards
Language and Situation Political Correctness.
Define political correctness,
Outline the latest views on offen...,
Outline the importance of context
11  cards
Language and Situation Politeness.
Define hedging as a method of pos...,
Define inclusive first person pro...,
Outline how you would show intere...
8  cards
Language and Situation Language of Interviews.
Outline the features of spontaneo...,
Outline pauses,
Outline interruptions overlapss
8  cards
Language and Situation Language of Newspapers.
Outline the features of a newspaper,
Define bias through selection and...,
Define bias through placement
19  cards
Standard and Non Standard History of The Standardisation Process.
Define standard language,
Define non standard,
Outline the history of standardis...
11  cards
Attitudes to Standard and Non-Standard English
Outline david crystal on standard...,
Define descriptivist,
Define prescriptivist
3  cards
Prescriptivism.
Define perscriptivism,
Outline jean aitchison 1996 the l...,
Outline the damp spoon aitchison
10  cards
Descriptivism.
Describe descriptivism,
What is david crystal s view on t...,
What is crystals view on english ...
16  cards
Deviations from Standard English Slang and Jargon.
Define slang,
Define jargon,
Where is slang most likely to be ...
3  cards
Standard and Non Standard Process of Change.
Outline the functional theory,
Outline charles hockett 1958 rand...,
Outline the substratum theory
7  cards
Standard and Non Standard Language Variation.
Define language variation,
Outline the boundaries of languag...,
Outline labov 1966 new york study
3  cards
Language Variation Accent and Dialect
Define accent,
Define dialect,
Define an idiolect
5  cards
Language Change
How has language changed througho...,
Outline global english,
What was the main change in langu...
16  cards
English In The 21st Century.
Outline the john alego s classifi...,
Outline the different types of fu...,
Define amelioration
14  cards
Language Of Webpages
Define website,
Outline the two types of website,
Define a public website
13  cards
Language of Text Messages
When was the mobile phone introdu...,
What is sms an example of,
What can sms in the early days be...
16  cards
Language Of Emails.
Define an email,
Outline the five feature of emails,
Outline 3 advantages of using emails
18  cards
Language Of Chatrooms
Define a chatroom,
Define synchronous communication,
Define asynchronous communication
16  cards
Language Of Twitter.
What is twitter,
What is the purpose of twitter,
What is the graphical cohesion of...
25  cards
Language Change Over Time - Lexical And Semantic Change.
How do we create new words for th...,
Outline the inkhorn theory for bo...,
Define an inkhorn term
31  cards
Key Words
0  cards
Leech’s Politeness Maxims
What is the agreement maxim,
What is the approbation maxim,
What is the generosity maxim
7  cards
Language Variation.
What is language variation,
What do variationists do,
Outline labovs 1996 new york study
5  cards
L1 Standard And Non Standard
Non standard definition,
Standard language definition,
Four main processes of standardis...
8  cards
Question Types
Epiplexis,
Anacoenosis,
Hypophora
4  cards
Repetition
Anaphora,
Epiphora,
Anadiplosis
8  cards

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