Across
- 3. Formalised and standardised in writing or rules
- 5. The omission of words from a sentence
- 8. The study of how social factors and cultural norms affect language use and communication
- 9. Where the agent is the subject of the sentence
- 10. A mild or indirect word or expression used in place of a harsh, offensive, or unpleasant one.
- 12. A variety of languages used by a particular ethnic group.
- 13. Where the agent moves out of the subject position and is replaced by the patient of the sentence, making the patient the topic of the sentence.
- 14. Refers to the sense relationship between lexemes that have contrasting or opposite meanings
Down
- 1. The contrast or opposition of two ideas or words in a parallel construction
- 2. Language that is deliberately ambiguous or evasive, often used to deceive or mislead
- 4. Speech features related to stress, pitch, intonation, tempo, and volume
- 6. Language beyond the level of the sentence, focusing on larger units of communication
- 7. A regional or social variety of a language that differs in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.
- 11. The study of the structure and formation of words in language