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English Key Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contextual Factors | Mode, Field, Function and Tenor |
| Mode | Type, or genre... Spoken/ Written/ Electronic |
| Multi-Model | Fusion of Two modes... eg. Speech is n=both written and spoken |
| Field | The topic or subect |
| Fuction | The purpose or the aim of the text |
| Tenor | The addresser and addressee relationship... and how status effects the relationship and the words used |
| Phatic Expressions | Small talk...'Hey, how are you?' |
| Diectic Expression | Sentences or information that is context bound... you can't understand it unless you know the contextual factors |
| Ellipses | When there is missing information... |
| Ellision | When there are missing sounds |
| Back channel behaviour | Noises that the listener makes in response to the speaker to show listening |
| Subject Specific Lexis | Words associated with a particular subject; such as football...'goal, ball, team, goal keeper, pitch' |
| Semantic Fields | A group of words that are related by meaning but are not related to the main subject or topic |
| Jargon | Terminology associated with a specific group of people, that people not from the group may not understand |
| Noun | Thing, can be abstract, concrete and collective |
| Verb | Moving word, can be dynamic or stative |
| Adverb | Describes the verb... e.g. fastley moving |
| Adjective | Describes the noun... e.g. sharp pencil |
| Pronouns | Replace the noun to avoid repetition, You, we |
| Preposition | The position of things |
| Conjunction | Join to parts of the sentence |
| Determiners | Including the articles |
| Discourse Markers | Particular words used to mark boundaries... Right, lets move on |
| Interrogatives | Questions |
| Imperatives | Demands or order |
| Modal Expressions | Indicates attitude of the speaker |
| Transactional | Language used to pass on information |
| Interactional | Language used for a social purpose |
| Declarative | Makes a statements |
| Phatic | Small Talk |
| Graphology | The visual Aspects of the texts |
| Phonology | The sound of the speech |
| Morphology | The formation of the words |
| Lexis | Words and languages used |
| Grammar | Structure and form of the sentences |
| Discourse | Is the structure of the whole texts |
| Homophones | Word that sound the same but are spelt differently and mean different things... Plane and plain |
| Glottal Stop | Be'er instead of better |
| Upwards converjence | When people use language to give themselves as higher status like the other people around them |
| Downwards converjence | When people of a higher status (prime minister)use language to take on a lower status |
| Pitch | Refers to the level of sound |
| Intonation | The tone and tune across the whole sentence |
| Upwards intonation | For a statement or demand |
| Downwards intonation | For a question |
| Taboo | Prohibited language that is restricted by custom |
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