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phonetics |
the study of the production, transmission, and reception of speech sounds |
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phonology |
a study of the sounds in any language |
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Received pronunciation |
the regionally neutral, prestige accent of British English |
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semantics |
the study of linguistic meaning |
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sentence |
a set of words which form a grammatically complete statement, usually containing a subject, verb, and object |
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simile |
a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, using 'like' or 'as' |
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Standard English |
a dialect representing English speech and writing comprehensible to most users |
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structure |
the arrangement of parts or ideas in a piece of writing |
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symbol |
an object which represents something other than itself |
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synonym |
a word that means (almost) the same as another |
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syntax |
the arrangement of words to show relationshiops of meaning within a sentence |
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tense |
the form taken by a verb to indicate time (as in past-present-future) |
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text |
any piece of writing or object being studied |
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tone |
an author's or speaker's attitude, as revealed in 'quality of voice' or 'selection of language' |
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verb |
a term expressing action or state of being |
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vocabulary |
the particular selection of types of words chosen in speech or writing |
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vowel |
the open sounds made in speech a, e, i, o and u |
