Language and phonetics-1

1. Holophrase : single word functioning as a phrase or a sentence
2. Homograph : word with same spelling or different meaning from another word
3. Homonym: word with same pronunciation, spelling but different meaning
4. Ideogram : written symbol
5. Idiolect : a person’s distinguished speaking style
6. Jargon: technical or specialized terminology of a group of profession
7. Lexical : pertaining to the words or the vocabulary of the language
8. Lexicography : study of  formation of words
9. Lexicon: vocabulary listings of words in a language
10. Lingo: language especially slang or jargon
11. Lingua franca: common language for communicating
12. Linguist : specialist in language
13. Loanword: word borrowed from another language
14. Metalanguage: language used to describe or analyze language
15. Neologism: recently coined word
16. Onomastics : Study of origin and use of proper nouns
17. Orthography : science of standard spelling
18. Parlance: specific style of speaking especially involving specific words
19. Philology : study of written texts to determine meaning and authenticity
20. Phonogram : symbol representing word sound or syllable
21. Polyglot : multilingual person who knows several languages
22. Polysemous : a word having many meanings
23. Semantics: branch dealing with nature, structure and development of meaning of language
24. Semiotics: study of signs, theory and symbols of language
25. Slang : informal often non-standard language consisting of newly coined words and extended meanings
26. Sociolect : dialect used by a particular social group
27. Suffix: affix added after base word
28. Syntax: study of rules for arranging words and their synonyms and antonyms
29. Thesaurus : book listing words and their synonyms and antonyms
30. Vernacular : Language or dialect indigenous to a place
31. Adage : proverb
32. Allegory : extended metaphor
33. Adage: proverb
34. Allegory : extended metaphor
35. Alliteration : succession of words or stressed syllables of word groups beginning with same consonant sound or same letter
36. Allocution: address, formal speech
37. Allusion : reference to famous historical or literary person
38. Anacolution : deliberate failure to complete a sentence
39. Anagram : rearrangement of letters in a word to form another word
40. Conundrum : riddle/questions involving (answer) a pun

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