Across
- 3. a characteristic state of feeling
- 4. a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
- 9. the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
- 10. adhering to traditional standards of correctness
- 12. a language user's knowledge of words
- 13. the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
- 14. the relative speed of progress or change
Down
- 1. the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
- 2. the distinctive way a writer uses language to express ideas
- 5. a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
- 6. the manner in which something is expressed in words
- 7. having the simple or familiar structure of everyday language
- 8. the branch of linguistics that deals with sentence structure
- 11. a means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
- 13. a mode of expression typical of a person, group, or period