Careers
someone whose job is to teach in a school or college
teacher
a pattern or model that is generally accepted
standard
to have a conversation with someone
to converse
to change something to improve it or make it more acceptable
modify / alter
language that uses hand, face, and body movements rather than spoken words, used between and with people in the Deaf community
sign language
someone whose job is to decide how well someone has done in an examination
the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words
accent
to show a feeling or idea by what you say or do or by how you look
to express
to lower or weaken standards
compromise
a casual and relaxed way of communicating, often used in everyday conversations and with people you know well
someone who teaches at a college, or who studies as part of their job
very informal language that is usually spoken rather than written, used especially by particular groups of people
slang
to share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals
to communicate
a word or expression that was first used in the US but is now used by people in other countries
Americanism
the language which a person has grown up speaking from early childhood
mother tongue - native language
a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university
scholar
an explanation or opinion of what something means
interpretation
to give a description of something or information about it to someone
report - describe
the development of something into a particular thing or shape
formation
a type of writing characterized by its use of precise language, adherence to grammar and punctuation rules, and avoidance of colloquialisms or slang
formal writing
someone who studies foreign languages, or someone who teaches or studies linguistics
linguist
a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar
dialect
to represent or show something in a picture or story
depict
the origin of something, such as a word, from which another form has developed, or the new form itself
derivation
a system of raised dots that can be read with the fingers by people who are blind or who have low vision.
Braille