The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words
Assonance
The repetition of similar vowel sounds in words that are near each other
Coherence
Words and sentences are held together
Cohesion
There are cohesive devices
Collocation
The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words
Consonance
The repetition of similar consonant sounds in words that are near each other
Foregrounding
Emphasis on a textual feature; may be achieved through unusual or strange collocations, meaningful repetitions, contrast, deliberate deviation from the norms, rules or conventions
Deixis
Words that point to or indicate something in the context
Denotation
Refers to the dictionary meaning of the word in the sentence
Connotation
Refers to the underlying meaning of the text in the sentence
Politeness (Pragmatics)
A means of reducing social friction by smoothing social interaction to avoid conflict, achieved by having an awareness of another person's face
Transitivity
Ideational meaning is a linguistic representation of the experiential world, including nouns, verbals, circumstances, and adjuncts
Implicature (Pragmatics)
An implied meaning that goes beyond the literal meaning of whatis said
