authorial intent, purpose, situational/cultural context

Question 1

Cultural Context

Answer 1

relates to the attitudes, values and beliefs of the author and audience, as well as that of the wider community at the time of the discourse.

Question 2

Situational context

Answer 2

everything outside the text that. works to shape the language use.

Question 3

Situational context comes in the form of…

Answer 3

Field, Tenor, Language, mode, setting and text type

Question 4

Field

Answer 4

semantic domain of topic of discourse

Question 5

Tenor

Answer 5

relationship between the two speakers (how it affects language choice

Question 6

Mode

Answer 6

How - (speech, written, sign)

Question 7

Setting

Answer 7

where is the text created and recieved (impacts register

Question 8

Type

Answer 8

eg. newspapers, email, visual texts, online, sms etc.

Question 9

format of analysis used for every aspect of a text

Answer 9

I - identify
E - example
E - explain

Question 10

Authorial intent

Answer 10

what the author aims to do/ achieve with a text.

It is more context specific

Question 11

Purpose

Answer 11

the many reasons a text is created

Question 12

The premier does his daily covid breifing.

The intent is to…
the purpose is to…

Answer 12

Purpose: to reassure citizens and maintain popularity using political techniques

Intent: to convince citizens to abide by the social distancing and safety laws, using facts as evidence.