context Flashcards
mode
how the intended audience receives it/the genre
->written
->spoken
->multi-modal
field
what the topic/content is
->field related words
->level of formality
function
the purpose
->referential
->transactional
->phatic
->interactional
->expressive
audience
receivers
->listeners
->readers
synthetic personalisation
direct address
->2nd person pronouns e.g. you
->create relationship
inclusive address
first person plural pronouns e.g. we
->working together
features of spoken mode
->intonation
->paralinguistic features
->regional dialect/accent
->spontaneous
features of written mode
->graphology
->SPaG
->no required pts
->editing and planning ability
features of formal register
->SPaG
->SE or RP
->address
->polysyllabic words
->jargon
->sophisticated vocabulary
features of informal register
->obvious dialect
->colloquialisms
->initials
->blends
->monosyllabic words
->relaxed setting
->simple vocabulary