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Diction is the choice and use of words in written and spoken communication. To learn more about different types of diction, click one of the links below...
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distance.daemen.edu/owl/diction.html
distance.daemen.edu/owl/diction.html
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Diction: The selection and arrangement of words in a literary work. Either or both may vary depending on the desired effect. There are four general types of diction: "formal," used in scholarly or lofty writing;
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www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/glossary/glossary_d...
www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/glossary/glossary_de.htm
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Diction and style are two old standard Unix commands. Diction identifies wordy and commonly misused phrases. Style analyses surface characteristics of a document, including sentence length and other readability measures.
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www.gnu.org/software/diction/diction.html
www.gnu.org/software/diction/diction.html
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Using Specific and Concrete Diction ... This web page offers suggestions to help you use concrete and specific diction in your writing, the kind of diction that can make your writing vivid and engaging. ... Abstract Diction; Abstract diction refers to words that do not appeal imaginatively to the reader's senses.
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www.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng102_diction.htm
www.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng102_diction.htm
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Dialect A type of informational diction. Dialects are spoken by definable groups of people from a particular geographic region, economic group, or social class. Writers use dialect to contrast and express differences in educational, class, social, and regional backgrounds of their characters.
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bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/litgloss/LitGlosscode/litgloss...
bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/litgloss/LitGlosscode/litgloss_d.html
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Some types of diction include informal, colloquial, archaic, denotative, concrete, abstract, euphonious (pleasant) or cacophonous (harsh). The number of syllables in a word is also related to diction. Words can be monosyllabic or polysyllabic.
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www.unc.edu/courses/2001fall/engl/011/058/Grammar_and_S...
www.unc.edu/courses/2001fall/engl/011/058/Grammar_and_Style/diction&word_choice.htm
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Different types of diction include formal (scholarly books and articles), informal (essays in popular magazines), colloquial (conversations between friends, including newly coined words and expressions), slang (language shared by certain social groups), dialect (language typical of a certain region, race,
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www.pearsoned.ca/text/flachmann4/gloss_iframe.html
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When creating other types of writing, like a short story or a technical document, you can and should use more specific types of diction. Practice Exercises: Try rewriting the following exercises to remove slang, old-fashioned or foreign terms, jargon, or inappropriate dialect.
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www.ucollege.ilstu.edu/downloads/WritingWorksheet-Tone_...
www.ucollege.ilstu.edu/downloads/WritingWorksheet-Tone_Diction.pdf
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The elements of literature: the importance of diction or word choice in poetry. ... Diction or word choice is indeed a difficult area. We might look at the practice of successful poets, since what worked for them will presumably work for us, but the overwhelming problem is that fashions change.
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www.poetrymagic.co.uk/wordchoice.html
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