Across
- 2. Language that conveys a meaning other to than that literally expressed by the words
- 3. A catchy line that is often a minor sentence, sums up an advert and sticks in the mind
- 5. features The 'sound effects' of spoken language, such as pitch and volume
- 7. Speaker realises the beginning of an utterance isn't working and so re-starts by rephrasing
- 9. The meaning of words
- 13. Words created by the initials of other grouped words
- 14. A describing word that modifies a noun
- 15. The manner of pronunciation psrticular to a certain geographical region
- 17. Process of giving feedback through encouraging noises and positive comments
- 20. Sectioning of extra information between brackets, dashes or two commas
- 22. The emphasis placed on certain words through volume or significant pauses
- 24. Associations with words
- 25. When one speaker talks over another
- 27. Colloquial language, often coined by the younger generations to imprint their own social identity on the English language
- 28. The polite way to say something not normally considered socially appropriate
Down
- 1. Insertion of words, phrases or noises into a speaker's discourse
- 4. Words that naturally go together through usage
- 6. A saying, often cliche, where the words do not have the same meaning as the semantic effect
- 8. A naming word for an idea, concept, state of being or belief
- 10. The way words form sentences (to create meaning)
- 11. The rise or fall of the voice
- 12. A newly invented word
- 16. When language is used over and over until it becomes so well known that it loses its original potency
- 18. An adjective that displays the most extreme value of its quality
- 19. A colloquial omission of parts of words to create a more casual alternative
- 21. Vocabulary and spoken grammaer which is particular to a certain social group
- 23. An utterance that establishes the topic of a conversation
- 26. The level of formality in text
- 29. A play on words
