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3. A participants' stance towards the other in communication
7. When the action comes first in the sentence
8. A speech sound that's not a vowel; a letter of the alphabet that represents a speech sound produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the air stream by a constriction of the speech organs.
9. The degree of emphasis given a sound or syllable in speech. Ex. CONtract (noun), conTRACT (verb), REFuse (noun), REFuse (verb), Insult (noun), inSULT (verb).
13. you/thou
15. A letter or a number of letters that represent a sound (phoneme) in a word. Another way to explain; it is a letter or letters that spell a sound in a word.
17. The smallest sound unit in a language that is capable of conveying a distinct meaning, such as the s of sing and the r of ring.
18. A letter of the alphabet (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y) that represents a speech sound created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity.

1. Words which have almost opposite meanings. Ex, Above- Below
2. "Hit him too hard, then, didn't you?"- ”It ‘im too ‘ard then, dint ya?”
4. When the action comes last in the sentence
5. A familiar grouping of words, especially words that habitually appears together and thereby conveys meaning by association.
6. Refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing, which it describes explicitly. Ex, Rainbow- clouds, drizzle, cauldron, lightening, sunray.
10. When verbs are transformed into nouns Ex, BUYING the bag
11. I/me/us/we
12. The sound produced by momentary closure of the glottis followed by an explosive.
13. Language use considered to be inferior
14. Pronunciation that is considered to be superior
16. Represents a mid-central vowel in an unstressed syllable, such as the second syllable of woman and the second syllable of buses. Any vowel letter can stand for this sound.