letter(s) or shortened word used instead of a full word or phrase.

the features of pronunciation which indicate the regional or social identity of a speaker.

a word which modifies a noun or a pronoun

a word which modifies a verb, an adverb, or an adjective

the grammatical logic and coherence between parts of a sentence

the repetition of consonant sounds – usually at the beginning of words

a raised comma used to denote either possession or contraction

a word that specifies whether a noun is definite or indefinite

the repetition of vowel sounds

the person or persons receiving a speech or piece of writing

Curved or square punctuation marks enclosing words inserted into a text

Upper-case letters used to indicate names, titles, and important words

a structural unit of language which is smaller than the sentence but larger than phrases or words, and which contains a finite verb

an over-used phrase or expression

a punctuation mark indicating a pause ranking between a semicolon and a full stop

a punctuation mark indicating a short pause in a sentence

a word which connects words or other constructions

an alphabetic element other than a vowel

a form of speech peculiar to a district, class, or person

two vowel characters representing the sound of a single vowel

the ommission of words from a sentence

expressive use language in non-literal form to produce striking effect

the outward appearance or structure of language, as opposed to its function, meaning, or social use

a punctuation mark indicating the end of a sentence

the role language plays to express ideas or attitudes

the study of sentence structure, especially with reference to syntax and semantics

the smallest unit in the writing system of a language

the study of writing systems

words with the same spelling but with different meanings

a short horizontal mark used to connect words or syllables, or to divide words into parts

a sequence of words which forms a whole unit of meaning

saying [or writing] one thing, whilst meaning the opposite

The use of pitch in speech to create contrast and variation

the technical language of an occupation or group

a figure of speech in which one thing is described in terms of another

a figure of speech in which an attribute is substituted for the whole

the smallest unit of meaning in grammar

A branch of grammar which studies the structure of words

the person (named or unknown) who is telling a story

a word that names an object

a word that sounds like the thing it describes

a figure of speech that yokes two contradictory terms

a figure of speech in which an apparent contradiction contains a truth

a distinct passage of writing which is unified by an idea or a topic

a word, clause or even sentence which is inserted into a sentence to which it does not grammatically belong

a word derived from a verb and used as an adjective or a noun

the study of the production, transmission, and reception of speech sounds

a study of the sounds in any language

a group of words, smaller than a clause, which forms a grammatical unit

a term from literary studies which describes the perspective or source of a piece of writing

a word which governs and typically precedes a noun or a pronoun

a word that can substitute for a noun or noun phrase

a system of marks used to introduce pauses and interruption into writing

the regionally neutral, prestige accent of British English

a punctuation mark which indicates a pause longer than a comma, but shorter than a colon

a set of words which form a grammatically complete statement, usually containing a subject, verb, and object

a figure of speech in which one thing is directly likened to another

informal, non-standard vocabulary

the oral medium of transmission for language

the convention governing the representation of words by letters in writing systems

a dialect representing English speech and writing comprehensible to most users

the arrangement of parts or ideas in a piece of writing

aspects of writing (or speech) which have an identifiable character generally used in a positive sense to indicate 'pleasing effects'

the study of stylistic effects in writing

an object which represents something else

a word which means (almost) the same as another

the arrangement of words to show relationships of meaning within a sentence

the form taken by a verb to indicate time (as in past—present—future)

an author's or speaker's attitude, as revealed in 'quality of voice' or 'selection of language'

a term expressing an action or a state of being

the open sounds made in speech - as (mainly) distinct from consonants

the use of visual symbols to represent words which act as a code for communication