Language+Terms

=Language Terms= Here are some language terms and their definitions. Visit the links to get a further understanding of each definition.




 * acquisition**: "The process by which language skills are developed", either during infancy or while learning a non-native language (Glossary of English Language Terms//,// 2009).

[|Language acquisition]


 * agreement:** "The grammatical logic and coherence between parts of a sentence" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).

[|Subject-verb agreement]


 * clause:** "A structural unit of language which is smaller than the sentence but larger than phrases or words, and which contains a finite verb" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).

[|Dependent and independent clauses]


 * dialect:** "A form of speech peculiar to a district, class, or person" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009). Two different dialects of English are American English and British English.

[|Wikipedia article on dialects]


 * figure of speech:** "Expressive use language in non-literal form to produce striking effect" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009). An example would be "You're driving me crazy!" or "He's getting on my nerves".

[|Different figures of speech]


 * grammar:** "The study of sentence structure, especially with reference to syntax and semantics" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).

[|Here's an excellent grammar site]


 * homonyms:** "Words with the same spelling or sound but with different meanings" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).

[|A list of common homonyms]


 * irony:** "Saying or writing one thing, while meaning the opposite" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).

[|An explanation of irony]


 * intonation:** "The use of pitch in speech to create contrast and variation" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).

[|Wikipedia article on intonation]


 * jargon:** "The technical language of an occupation or group" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).

[|The Business Jargon Dictionary]


 * onomatopoeia:** "A word that sounds like the thing it describes" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009). Examples include words such as buzz, boom, and bang.

[|A list of onomatopoeias]


 * oxymoron:** "A figure of speech which combines two contradictory terms" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).

[|A list of common oxymorons]


 * slang:** "Informal, non-standard vocabulary" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).

[|Commonly-Used American Slang]


 * synonym:** "A word which means (almost) the same as another" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).

[|Find synonyms to different words]


 * tense:** "The form taken by a verb to indicate time (as in past-present-future)" (Glossary of English Language Terms, 2009).

[|Different grammar tenses explained]


 * __Source__**

Glossary of English Language Terms. (2009, September 15). //Mantex.// Retrieved from []

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