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Across
  1. 3. A participants' stance towards the other in communication
  2. 7. When the action comes first in the sentence
  3. 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.
  4. 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).
  5. 13. you/thou
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
Down
  1. 1. Words which have almost opposite meanings. Ex, Above- Below
  2. 2. "Hit him too hard, then, didn't you?"- ”It ‘im too ‘ard then, dint ya?”
  3. 4. When the action comes last in the sentence
  4. 5. A familiar grouping of words, especially words that habitually appears together and thereby conveys meaning by association.
  5. 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.
  6. 10. When verbs are transformed into nouns Ex, BUYING the bag
  7. 11. I/me/us/we
  8. 12. The sound produced by momentary closure of the glottis followed by an explosive.
  9. 13. Language use considered to be inferior
  10. 14. Pronunciation that is considered to be superior
  11. 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.