eng lang metalanguage

Question 1

name all the prosodic features

Answer 1

1.pitch
2.stress
3.volume
4 .tempo
5.intonation

Question 2

function of pitch

Answer 2

1.express question excitement,enthusisasm-high rising pitch
2.Low-falling, used for emphasis and seriousness
3.changes to reflect speakers viewpoint on topic

Question 3

Modal verbs- subsystem and function, talk about the 3 main ones

Answer 3

LEXICOLOGY
function:
Deontic modality: express ability,necessity, or obligation that is associated with an agent subject.
Epistemic modality expresses: the speaker’s assessment of reality or likelihood or reality
“should” is more polite than “must” and implies a sense of volition.

“must” is more emphatic than “may” and suggest that something is not negotiable.

“will” has an intinsic “pledge like quality.

Question 4

Volume function

Answer 4

1.convey emmotion; anger and excitment
2.can change semantic
3. show difference in stressed and unstressed syllables
4.Reflect the importance of the concepts and ideas exploored
5.to mimic

Question 5

Tempo

Answer 5

1.slow tempo: to clarify and serve the purpose of courtesy;giving more time and details, thougtfulness and emphasis/ prominance/ gives rhytmic quality.
2.Fast tempo,hastened speech can show excitment or impatience/propel the conversation forward/indicate verbal aside pr parantheses,implying a particular part in not important in the conversation
3. intake of breathe, indicate indicate the need to think about the queston, non-fluency fetaures

Question 5

intonation

Answer 5

questioning intonation:
invition the audience to reflect on the notion, indication collaboration

transactional nature of communication, shows uncertainty and need for ressurance/affirmation/support, passing on the floor.

RISING INTONATION
indicate to the other speaker that there is more to follow, enable the speaker to hold floor,signal itens in a list, tentativeness.

CONTINUION INTONATION
break up intonsyion units in more natural way,

FALLLING AND FINAL INTONATION
passing on the floor,giving audience where there to more to speak or conclusion has been reached.

Question 6

function of pauses

Answer 6

1. micropuases are natural part of the speech and breathing patterns.\
2. longer pauses: have dramatic effects, induce awarness from the audience time to grasp the importance and the significance of the distiction.

Question 6

Vocal effects

Answer 6

laughter: indicates enjoyment and solidarity, also shows copperation between interlocter
inatake of breathe or exhalation:indicate surprise or relief
breathy

Question 6

6 phonological patterning

Answer 6

1.alliteration
2.assonance (flEEt of jEEps drove in thre strEEts)
3.consonance(beeS in trees buZZed with Ease)
4.onomatopea
5.Rhyme
6.Rhythm(longer version of ryme)

Question 6

stress function

Answer 6

1.highlights and reiterates the message/heiglighting words in an exggerated fashion.
2.Alter the semantics
3.convey emmotions
4.emaphatic comparision and contrast
5.attention-seeking
6.clarifying details

Question 6

function of alliteration (IF)

Answer 6

makes text more memorable,sonorous qualites.
increase informality
humourous tone
cohesion increase
emphasis
comic effects

Question 7

connected speech process

Answer 7

eilision
vowel reduction
assimilation
insertion

Question 8

pronouns subsystem-function

Answer 8

Lex/morph
1.avoid unecessary repetition-cohesion

2.personal nouns: facilitates connection between author and the audience, personlises the topic, feels like its a direct discussion with audience

3.demonstartes how close someone one is interms of behavious or values

Question 9

conjunction (lexicology)

Answer 9

1.enhances cohestion
2.provides natural flow and rhythm in writing
3.combines ideas effectively to convey information
4.convey a stream of consciousness.