media features of non literal english part 3

... Talk a Lot Media PHRASAL VERBS See Unit 1: Hotel – Features of Non- Literal English – Part IRONY Irony is a way of speaking where we say something that is obviously ... hiding our surprise, so as not to lose face in the eyes of the speaker SLANG See Unit 2: Problems – Features of Non- Literal English – Part CLICHÉ An unoriginal and corny phrase which has lost ... t...

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... show that you are aware of and a part of the general national popular culture that extends beyond your home town IDIOMS See Unit 1: Hotel – Features of Non- Literal English – Part POLITICALLY CORRECT ... consisting of words and phrases that replace standard dictionary words and phrases It is used far more often in spoken English than in written English Slang words are k...

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... Talk a Lot Getting a Job SLANG See Unit 2: Problems – Features of Non- Literal English – Part FLIGHTS OF FANCY A flight of fancy is a blatantly untrue “tall” story that you make up spontaneously, ... anybody new or unfamiliar IDIOMS See Unit 1: Hotel – Features of Non- Literal English – Part 37 Talk a Lot Getting a Job EUPHEMISM A euphemism is...

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... written sentence, e.g like = a comma [ , ] Young people often use discourse markers They are a sign of the speaker’s lack of confidence in the value of what they are saying, because by pausing regularly ... most people to be impolite or offensive – and which may be taboo (forbidden on grounds of taste or offense) in certain contexts Example: “My revision was a bloody waste of time.”...

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... appearing too prescriptive For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book More Features of Non- Literal English RUNNING JOKE Something ... log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book More Features of Non- Literal English JOKE / GAG You tell a joke with the direct aim of making...

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... Talk a Lot Media Role Play with Non- Literal English Answers: Feature of Non- Literal English: play- fighting idioms jargon phrasal verbs irony slang cliché* ... really is Note: in general, using non- literal English will help students’ spoken English to sound more natural, because native speakers of English often favour non- literal forms – such as idioms, ... A...

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... to study the syntactic, semantic and pragmatic characteristics of English and Vietnamese exaggeration On this ground, the thesis analyzes the syntactic, semantic and pragmatic features of exaggeration ... and the set 5.5.1 Emotion and Exaggeration of exercises for the teaching and practising exaggeration or function 5.5.2 Hearer Interpretation...

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... learn English and Vietnamese better [162] - Describe, classify and analyze personification in terms of semantic and syntactic features in both English and Vietnamese love [226] songs Inanimate ... Personificationin English and Vietnamese Love Songs 23 24 English Vietnamese 4.2.3 Similarities and Differences in Semantic and Syntactic Languages...

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... alone its being rather 1.3.1 Aims awkward or even odd The study aims at investigating interjections in English and In my teaching of English speaking as well as the research for Vietnamese in order ... related aspects considered as the preliminary information to analyze interjections are 10 3.2.2 Data Classification and Data Analysis CHAPTER From 1,000 samples collecte...

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