English words

This is the emotional feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word.

Connotation

This is a form of language that is characteristic of a particular place or by a particular group of people.

Dialect

These are the words spoken by characters in a literary work.

Dialogue

This is the writer's choice of words, including the vocabulary used, the appropriateness of the words, and the vividness of the language.

Diction

This is the ability to speak, read, or write a language; automatic word recognition, decoding, and checking for meaning.

Fluency

This is used by writers of scholarly books. It usually has longer sentences and a greater variety of words than everyday speech. Slang, contractions, and jargon are avoided.

Formal Language

This is what people use in everyday speech. It usually consists of fairly short sentences and simple vocabulary.

Informal Language

This is the vocabulary or words used by a particular profession or with a specific subject.

Lexicon

This is the way a word or language sounds when spoken.

Pronunciation

This is to speak or to write a passage from another source. It can also be the exact words that someone else has written or said.

Quote

This is the version of the English language that is regarded as the model in America for writers and speakers who are considered educated.

Standard American English

This refers to the ordering of elements in a sentence.

Syntax