Across
- 4. A morphological term referring to the shortened version of a longer word.
- 5. A grammatical unit larger than a phrase and which usually contains a verb.
- 6. Linguistic feature peculiar to a particular region and not part of the standard language of a country.
- 7. The language of a particular social group or occupation.
- 8. The process which refers to sounds being altered so they become closer to a neighbouring sound.
- 12. The overall patterns and structures of a spoken or written text which enable it to communicate meaning.
- 14. A word formation process where the initial letter of each word forms a group of initials.
- 15. The study of the structure or composition of words.
- 18. The circumstances in which speech and writing take place.
- 19. The deletion of sounds in connected speech.
Down
- 1. A term which refers to degrees of formality within a discourse.
- 2. The rise and fall of the voice pitch.
- 3. A form of correction, typical in spontaneous speech.
- 4. This refers to the rules governing how words are combined to make sentences in language.
- 5. An informal phrase or word.
- 9. A phonological term referring to the additional sounds in speech which ease articulation.
- 10. A person's individual style of speech.
- 11. The language variety of a regional social group.
- 13. A grammatical structure made up of one or more clauses.
- 16. Another word for vocabulary.
- 17. A distinctive manner of oral expression.