Oral Language Review

What is a word's explicit, or dictionary definition called?

• Connotation

• Demonstration

• Denotation

• Syntax

What is a language pattern, often regional, that is different from the typical pattern called?

• Syntax

• Diaphragm

• Dialect

• Dilation

What is the order in which words are placed in a sentence called?

• Syntax

• Taxonomy

• Word Diagram

• Word Cycle

What is an expression that means something other than the literal meaning of its words called?

• Idiom

• Idiot

• Iodine

• Idiolect

What is a word's implied or suggested meaning called?

• Denotation

• Connecticut

• Connotation

• Condemnation

What are words or phrases called that come from the vocabulary of a specific hobby, occupation, or other specialized activity?

• Juggernaut

• Jargon

• Idiom

• Stylistic

What are words and phrases, generally characteristic of a spoken language and not of a standard written language called?

• Colanders

• Colera

• Colloquialisms

• Connotations

What is the following phrase an example of? "The doctor ordered an EKG and an EEG for the patient."

• Idiom

• Denotation

• Jargon

• Proverb

Which vocabulary term is the following an example of? "Don't go spilling someone else's T."

• Shade throwing

• Denotation

• Idiom

• Interference

What is the following an example of? "You need something to write with." "You need something with which to write."

• Syntax

• Connotation

• Jargon

• Taxonomy