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english revision notes (archaism: words that have fallen from current…
english revision notes
archaism: words that have fallen from current usage - thee, thou
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subject-specific lexis: provides clues about the target audience, or are technical words
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taboo lexis: not used in polite company. suggested intimacy between write and reader, used to delineate a particular social group of slow status, or used to shock the reader
neologism: a new word, expression or usage
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unusual collocation: when two words are not associated together and are juxtaposed or incongruous (out of place) within the specific lexis
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lexical cohesion: when words, near synonyms, hypernyms are repeated throughout a text to help it cohere. communication, talk chat - are all lexically cohesive
satire:when irony, wit or sarcasm is used to criticise folly
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paradox: statement that contridicts itself, whilst saying the truth: 'i always lie'
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tripartite: to be cynical, fearful and doubtful
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