English Language

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