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  2. Stilted speech - Wikipedia

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    For example, overly loud or high-pitched speech can come across to listeners as overly forceful while slow or nasal speech creates an impression of condescension. [ 9 ] These attributions, which are commonly found in patients with ASD, [ 9 ] partially account for why stilted speech has been considered a diagnostic criterion for the disorder. [ 8 ]

  3. Nine-fold seal script - Wikipedia

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    Nine-fold seal script [a] [1] [2] or nine-fold script, [b] [3] also translated nine-bend script, [3] or layered script [5] is a highly stylised form of Chinese calligraphy derived from small seal script, using convoluted winding strokes aligned to horizontal and vertical directions, folded back and forth to fill the available space.

  4. Stylistic device - Wikipedia

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    Example: The boy kissed his mother and warmly embraced her, oblivious to the fact that this was the last time he would ever see her. Allusion. Allusion is a reference ...

  5. Stylistics - Wikipedia

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    Stylistics, a branch of applied linguistics, is the study and interpretation of texts of all types, but particularly literary texts, and spoken language with regard to their linguistic and tonal style, where style is the particular variety of language used by different individuals in different situations and settings.

  6. The ‘we listen and we don’t judge’ trend, unpacked by a ...

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    Still, she says the videos are also an example of nonviolent communication, “a really good formula for expressing feelings and making requests.” And for some couples, saying things on camera ...

  7. Style (sociolinguistics) - Wikipedia

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    An example of this performative style is exemplified by non-linguistic situations. In one study, Eckert interviewed several female students at Palo Alto High School in California. "New-wave" teens who wished to be distinctive adapted a more rebellious fashion style, wearing mostly dark clothes and pegged jeans, whereas popular, " preppy " girls ...

  8. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    An example spangram with corresponding theme words: PEAR, FRUIT, BANANA, APPLE, etc. Need a hint? Find non-theme words to get hints. For every 3 non-theme words you find, you earn a hint.

  9. Phatic expression - Wikipedia

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    Common examples of these are smiling, gesturing, waving, etc. [19] According to Dr. Carola Surkamp, professor at University of Cologne, non-verbal phatic communication can be expressed with involuntary physical features such as direction of gaze, blushing, posture, etc. and that these have a vital function in regulating conversation. [20]