Linguistics, communication and media - IELTS lexical resource
IELTS vocabulary and collocations for communication-related topics. These could be useful for essays. Please note that US spelling is used throughout.
Vocabulary
- Accuracy
- Communication
- Hesitation
- Language
- Concepts
- Conjecture: Conclusion formed on incomplete information
- Dialect
- Mother tongue
- Native speaker
- Nuance: A subtle difference in meaning or sound. E.g. As a distinguished chef he notices every nuance in flavor.
- Fluency
- Gesture: A movement of the body to express something. He gestured with his hands to move ahead.
- Means of communication
- Pronunciation
- Incoherent: Not expressed clearly and thus difficult to follow
- Inherent: Naturally part of something and it can not be detached from it. E.g. The problems are unfortunately inherent in these people.
- Sign
- Vocabulary
- Figurative
- Metaphor
- Connotation: A feeling that is attached to a word E.g. In the sentence: "My house is like a prison". The word "prison" has a negative connotation attached to it.
- Literal
- Premeditation: The action of planning something (especially a crime)
- Converse
- Define
- Coin: First person to say/popularize a saying E.g. Coined a term
- Demonstrate
- Translate
- Analogy: A similarity between 2 things. E.g. One can make an analogy between brains and some computer algorithms.
- Stutter
- Signify
- Linguistics: The study of the human language
Text
- Bias: Unfair prejudice against a person/group
- Censorship
- Credibility
- Editor
- Exposure
- Journalism
- Newspaper
- Newsstand
- Paparazzi
- Relevance
- Safeguard
- Speculation
- Tabloid: Gossip newspapers
- Headlines
- Proofreader
- Fact checkers
- Artificial: Made by humans (not natural)
- Superficial: Appears somewhat real but isn't
- Publicity
- Publisher
- Attention-grabbing
- Eye-catching
- Celebrity
- Intrusive
- Mainstream
- Pervasive
- Sensationalist
- Publication
- Well-informed
- Broadcast
- Exploit
- Verify
Collocations/Phrases/Idioms
- Needless to say
- When all is said and done
- Having said that
- That is to say
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