Word Class
What's a pronoun?
I/you/he/she/it/we/they
What is an imperative?
An order / command.
Can you define Forensic Linguistics?
It is analysing written and spoken content in the context of a legal case.
PROPER NOUN
The name of a person, place or thing.
What is it called if you miss out part of a sentence?
Ellipsis
What is Communication Accommodation Theory?
The theory that explains how people change their language depending on who they are with.
What's a verb?
It describes an action or process e.g. to run / to be
What is an article?
The / a / an
What does 'register' refer to
How formal language is
What is an acronym?
An abbreviation which makes a new word e.g. NATO
What is an interrogative?
A question
An expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say
What is an idiom?
What is an initialism?
This is a kind of acronym whose letters form a new word such as NATO
What is the missing out of words known as?
Ellipsis
If you CONVERGE your language, what do you do?
You change your language to match people's around you.