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What is the purpose of an
abstract
in storytelling?
It
summarizes
the story and captures
attention
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How do storytellers typically begin their stories?
With a brief
summary
to engage the
audience
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What is an
abstract
noun?
A noun describing a non-physical concept
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What characterizes academic discourse?
It is
concise
,
formal
, and
precise
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What does academic voice refer to?
Demonstrating
understanding
through one's own words
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How does accent influence communication?
It indicates
regional
or
social-class
background
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What is accommodation in speech?
Strategies
to adapt speech to others
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What is the role of addressivity in communication?
It influences the
style
of speaking or writing
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What is an adjective?
A word that modifies a
noun
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What does an adverb do?
It modifies a verb or an
adjective
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What is an affordance in communication?
Possibilities a
mode
or
medium
provides
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What is alliteration?
Repetition of
initial
sounds in words
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What is the alphabet?
A
set
of
symbols
representing sounds
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What is ambiguity in language?
A word having two distinct
meanings
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What does Anglophone mean?
'English-speaking'
in various contexts
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What is an antonym?
A word with an
opposite
meaning
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What is applied linguistics?
The study of
language
in
real-life
contexts
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What does appropriateness refer to in language?
Language suitable for specific
contexts
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What is an article in grammar?
A word indicating specificity of a noun
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What is avoidance language?
Strategies to avoid certain banned words
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What is back-channelling in conversation?
Listener's utterances showing attentiveness
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What does bidirectional mean in language?
Language affects society and
vice versa
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What is big data?
Large amounts of data for analysis
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What does bilingual mean?
A person who speaks two
languages
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What is bilingualism?
The ability to speak two languages
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What does binary refer to?
A clear division into two
categories
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What are binary opposites?
Two
discrete
entities with no overlap
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What does bottom-up refer to?
Principles shaped by local community practices
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What is a clause?
The basic building-block of a sentence
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What is a coda in storytelling?
It returns the listener to the present
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What is cognitive linguistics?
The study of language as a
mental
instrument
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What is collocation?
A string of words often found together
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What is a common noun?
A noun denoting a
class
of things
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What is a communicative norm?
Normal
attitudes
or behaviors in a group
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What is communicative practice?
Using modes to achieve communication purposes
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What are communicative purposes?
Specific intentions behind communication instances
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What is a communicative resource?
Any
resource
used
for
communication
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What defines a community in language?
A group sharing social
values
and language
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What is complicating action in storytelling?
Main events
around which the story revolves
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What is a concrete noun?
A noun denoting a
physical
thing
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