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| term that describes symbols themselves as having no direct connection with the things they represent |
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| the study of the social production of meaning from sign systems like language |
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| the physical thing as we perceive it in the world around us |
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| the meaning associated with the sign, or rather the combination of the sign and the thing it is meant to represent |
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| an arbitrary symbol; something that can be interpreted as a meaning |
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| term that describes words as being without absolute meanings |
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| the meaning prescribed to a sign without understanding its history of usage and application; its dictionary, or literal definition |
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| meaning that comes from a set of associations a word brings to mind in a person |
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| the idea that language separates things from their natural state, thus telling us not only what something is, but what it is not |
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| metaphoric language devices that compare two things through the use of "like" or "as" |
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| a metaphor that uses one part of something to refer to the whole thing |
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| a metaphor that is identified by its use of tangible objects to refer to intangible things |
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| metaphors that use common human experiences to help describe another object |
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| phrases that make use of two different metaphors that do not logically fit;compare two things that have no inherent connection with each other, creating incongruous comparisons |
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| metaphors that have lost the creative element from which they initially drew their power and now are just accepted as true terms, rather than the metaphor they are |
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| the practice of repeating words and phrases either immediately following the initial statement, or in the same location in a message |
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| the practice of using the same vowel or consonant sound at the beginning of consecutive words |
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| the practice of placing related words or phrases in a pattern that highlights what they have in common |
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| feature exhibited by a story with content that hangs together and makes sense |
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| terms for describing how well a story reflects the values and beliefs of its audience |
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| vulgar and irreverent language |
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| metaphoric expressions whose meanings are not predictable from their usual use, but must be inferred from cultural markers |
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