Subject Terminology - English Language

Honorifics in Language

terms of respect; used to honour the recipients

Initialisms

an abbreviation consisting of initial letters pronounced separately

pejorative

having a negative effect; insulting

Syntax

Sentence structure

code switching

switching back and forth between one linguistic variant and another depending on the cultural context

language aquisition

the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate

Semantic amelioration

The meaning of a word becomes more positive over time

semantic perforation

The meaning of a word becomes more negative over time

orthography

a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

Phonological Differences

Different pronunciation of words; accents.

Paralinguistics

all aspects of spoken language except the words themselves; including rate, volume, pitch, stress

discourse

whole text

graphology

layout
text

Semantics

Meaning of words and sentences

Phonology

the study of speech sounds in language

Proper noun

which noun? People, names, brands

Abstract noun

which noun? an idea, quality, or state

Concrete noun

which noun? a material object