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Child Language Acquisition (writing) - key terms
Key terms from AQA A2 English Language
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English
12th Grade
05/30/2013

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Orthography
Definition
The study of the use of letters and the rules of spelling in a language
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Emergent writing
Definition
Children's early scribble writing and a stage of their literacy development
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Ascender
Definition
The typographical feature where a portion of the letter goes above the usual height for letters of any font
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Descender
Definition
Where part of a letter goes below the baseline of the font
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Digraph
Definition
A graphic unit in which two symbols combine or any sequence of two letters produced as a single sound (For example, 'sh'
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Homophone
Definition
A lexical item that has the same pronunciation as another
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Cursive handwriting
Definition
Handwriting in which the characters are joined in rounded and flowing strokes
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Convergence
Definition
A process of linguistic change in which people adjust their dialect, accent or speech style to those of others, often occurring to express solidarity and understanding
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Sociolect
Definition
A defined use of language as a result of membership of a social group
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