Chapter 2 EL Flashcards
What are some influences that shape how we construct text?
Register
Tenor
Audience
Cultural context
Situational context
Authorital intent
Attitudes, values and beliefs are ______context
Cultural
Descibe what is meant by situational context
Field
Mode
Setting
Text type
What is register?
Stylistic variation of language depending its use. Ie features and formality.
What is the term used to describe the style of the language and level of formality?
Register
What is tenor?
The relationship between participants in the exchange
What do you call the intended listeners or readers?
Audience
What does cultural context involve?
Aspects such as attitudes, values and beliefs of the author/speaker or audience
Register describes the way in which an addresser intentionally alters their language to better suit the situation.
True or false
True. Also known as user-related variation.
There are different registers we can use when communicating. Give an example
Lawyer -formal terms and jargon
Sending a text message to a friend
Can registers be merged in one communication?
Yes a doctor could explain something in a formal register and a patient could respond in an informal register eg ok doc, how long do ya reckon that will take?
The tenor (relationship between the individuals communicating) shapes the language they use. It can be influenced by_______, ________ and _________
Professional roles
Status between speakers - equal or not
R/ship between participants.
The topic of a conversation can influence language choices. True or false
True
The level of consideration one person gives another or the level of intimacy (social distance) is related to what?
Tenor - the relationship between the communicating individuals
Describe the register, tenor and audience.
A parent is explaining to a young child something they didn’t like them doing.
Register - the parent might use modified language for the child’s age eg simple words
Tenor - the parents role is to teach the child, the status is not equal and the relationship is socially close
Audience - the child
Register and tenor remain the same no matter who the audience is.
True or false
False
Attitudes values and beliefs relate to what context?
Cultural context including author/speaker and audience
Why do you need to consider the cultural context of text?
These cultural factors - values, beliefs and attitudes shape the delivery to the audience. For example you may swear when talking to a friend but not an elder due to different values and attitudes around swearing.
What does situational context refer to?
Everything outside of the text such as tenor (relationship, status, roles), language mode, setting and text type.
What is another way of saying subject matter?
Field
Field (subject matter) is closely related to:
A) Register (altering language to suit the situation
B) Signifiers (words)
C) metalinguistic function (description of language itsel)
Field describes the subject matter.
A) Register as it describes the way in which an addresser intentionally alters the language to better suit the situation/subject matter.
For this subject only consider written and spoken language.
Which has traditionally been more formal and why may this have changed.
Written has been considered more formal due to spelling, punctuation and grammar. Spoken has traditionally been more informal in most cultural and situational contexts.
Technology and changing communication such as text messages, chat rooms etc.
