Terminology 1
Define Assumptions
A thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
Define Duality
An instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something; dualism.
Define Solidarity
Unity or agreement of feeling or action, among people with a common interest; mutual support within a group.
Define Dialect
Language that is particular to a specific geographical region.
Define Persuasive Language
Language that uses a variety of figurative and rhetorical devices for the purpose of convincing others.
Define Bilingualism
Fluency in or use of two languages.
Define Hybridity
A cross between two separate things; something that is mixed; mixture.
Define Academic/Scholarly Language
The discipline-specific vocabulary, grammar, and rhetorical conventions a person needs to master to learn effectively in an educational setting.
Define Figurative Language
To speak metaphorically (or non-literally) on a topic in order to animate or amplify meaning.
Define Slang
Words or phrases that are restricted to a specific in-group (and often to a specific historical context) that establish group identity and/or exclude others.
Define Detachment
The state of being objective or aloof (distant).
Define Imitation
The action of using someone or something as a model; to copy / copying.
Define Argot/Cant/Cryptolect
The vocabulary used by a subculture to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversation.
Define Idiomatic Language
Words or phrases that have a culturally understood meaning that differs from the dictionary, or literal, definitions of the words.
Define Vernacular Language
The language used in everyday life by people who live in the same geographic region.
Define Diaspora.
The dispersion or spread of any people from their original homeland.
Define Mother Tongue
The language which a person has grown up speaking from early childhood.
Define Blasphemous Language
Language that is irreverent and disrespectful toward that which is held to be sacred.
Define Jargon
Specialised words or expressions that are used by a specific profession, business, or industry.
Define Homeland
A person's or a people's native land.
Define Disempowerment
The forcible denial by persons in a position of power over the rights and choices of another person or group.
Define Multilingualism
The use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers.
Define Colloquial Language
The language used in casual conversation.
Define Macaronic Language
When two languages are mixed in the same utterance or text.
Define Displacement
The action of moving something from its place or position.