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Colloquialism

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Colloquialism, also known as everyday language or general parlance, is the type of language used for informal communication. It is the most common way people speak in casual conversations and other informal situations. Colloquialism often includes expressive phrases, idioms, a focus on humans or human experiences, and a vocabulary that changes often.

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Margaret Laurence

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Jean Margaret Laurence CC (née Wemyss; July 18, 1926 – January 5, 1987) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer. She is an important person in Canadian literature. She also helped start the Writers’ Trust of Canada, a non-profit group that tries to support writers in Canada.

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Bessie Head

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Bessie Amelia Emery Head (6 July 1937 – 17 April 1986) was a South African writer who, even though she was born in South Africa, is often seen as Botswana’s most important writer. She wrote novels, short stories, and books about her own life that include spiritual questions and thoughts. Some of her well-known books are When Rain Clouds Gather (1968), Maru (1971), and A Question of Power (1973).

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Afag Masud

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Afag Masud (Azerbaijani: Afaq Məsud) was born on June 3, 1957, in Baku. She is an Azerbaijani writer and playwright. She has received the title of People’s Writer and Honored Art Worker.

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Apollonian and Dionysian

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The Apollonian and the Dionysian are ideas used in philosophy and literature. They come from two gods in Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus. These ideas became well-known because of a book called The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche.

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Juncture

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Juncture, in linguistics, refers to the way sounds change when moving from one syllable to the next during speech. A key type of juncture is a clue that helps listeners tell apart two groups of sounds that are the same but have different meanings.

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