Vocabulary and Diction

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Specific diction

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Refers to objects or conditions that can be perceived or imagined.

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Concrete diction

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Describes conditions or qualities that are exact and particular.

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General diction

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Signifies broad classes of persons, objects, and phenomena.

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Abstract diction

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Refers to qualities that are rarefied and theoretical.

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Decorum

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Words and subjects should be exactly appropriate (formal words for serious subjects and informal words for low subjects and comedy).

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Connotation

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Refers to the emotional, psychological, or social overtones that carry words beyond their denotation.

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Denotation

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Refers to the standard dictionary meaning of a word.

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Idiom

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Refers to words and phrases that are common and acceptable in a given level of language, even though they might seem particular.

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Dialect

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Refers to the words and pronunciation of a particular region or group.

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Slang

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Refers to informal and substandard vocabulary and idiom.