Definitions

Definitions of some of the concepts we are working in class

Layperson:  noun  A person who does not have expert knowledge of a particular subject.

2005. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. 7^th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1^st edition 1948.

Shibboleth:  noun  A custom, word, etc. That distinguishes one group of people from another.

2005. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. 7^th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1^st edition 1948.

Synchronic:  adj.  Relating to a language as it is at a particular point in time.

2005. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. 7^th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1^st edition 1948.

Diachronic:  adj. Relating to the way a language has developed over time.

2005. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. 7^th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1^st edition 1948.

Drudge  A person who does all the monotonous work.

Coxcomb  A superficial dandy.

Bury the hutched  Make peace.

To go to the war path  Make war

Forked tongue noun  Intent to mislead or deceive- Usually used in the phrase to speak with forked tongue.

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