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14863543574DictionWord choice0
14863543575DenotationThe dictionary definition of a word1
14863543576ConnotationAssociations and emotional implication a word carries2
14863543577ColloquialInformal language3
14863543578DialectLanguage of a particular region4
14863543579JargonSpecialized language particular to a profession; incomprehensible to outsiders5
14863543580ArgotLanguage particular to a social group6
14863543581ToneSpeaker's attitude about the subject7
14863543582Euphemisman inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive8
14863543583StandardizedThe official form of a language that obeys the rule of grammar9
14863543584VernacularEveryday language of ordinary people10
14863543585Registera variety of a language used for a particular purpose in a particular social setting11
14863543586AntiquatedOld-fashioned12
14863543587ObscenityLanguage that is morally and socially offensive; tends to refer to bodily functions13
14863543588ProfanityLanguage that is irreligious; makes common use of something that is meant to be holy14
14863543589SlurLanguage that is insulting used to demean a particular group of people15
14863543590Inclusive languageMakes people feel part of a larger group; we or us16
14863543591Exclusive languageMeant to exclude people from being part of the group; you or they/them17
14863543592Dehumanizing languageLanguage that views people as subhumans or animalistic18
14863543593AbstractLanguage used to describe ideas or and other intangible things19
14863543594ConcreteLanguage that is clear and can be used to describe touchable things20
14863543595FillersA word or phrase that has no meaning but is used to fill space21
14863543596ClichéOverly used phrase that has lost its real meaning22
14863543597Code switchingAlternating between two or more (types of) languages in one conversation/speech23
14863543598ModalityDegree of obligation expressed in a statement24
14863543599High modalityLanguage that is certain, firm and definite.25
14863543600Low modalityLanguage that is not forceful and offers alternative solutions26

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