lesson 1 vocab

annotation

a critical or explanatory note

derivations: annotate

appellation

a name, title, or designation

eponym

a person who’s name is, or is thought to be, the source of the name of something

derivations: eponymous

linguistics

the study of the nature, structure, and variation of language

derivations: linguistic, linguist

malapropism

ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by confusing it with one of a similar sound

neologism

a new word, expression, or usage

parlance

a particular manner of speaking

patois

a regional dialect, especially a nonstandard one that has no written tradition

polyglot

a. using several languages

b. a person who speaks several languages

vulgar

a. of or related to the language of the common people

b. crude; indecent

c. offensively excessive in the display of one’s self or one’s wealth

derivations: vulgarity