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GRAMMAR

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SIMPLE SENTENCE

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contains 1 main clause/idea, 1 verb and no conjunctions

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COMPOUND SENTENCE

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two clauses (that could both stand alone) that are joined with a conjunction

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COMPLEX SENTENCE

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a main clause with an extra subordinate clause (an extra piece of information that is slotted in and bordered by commas), only the main clause can stand alone

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DECLARATIVE

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a statement function

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INTERROGATE

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a question function

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IMPERATIVE

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a command function

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EXCLAMATIVE

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signposted by a ‘!’

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SPEECH ACTS

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when an utterance appears to fulfil one function, but it actually also fulfilling another function/s instead. this depends on the speaker’s intent.

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GRAPHOLOGY

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GRAPHOLOGY

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how a text looks on the page

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MULTIMODAL

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a text that uses both words and images to portray its meaning

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SYMBOLIC IMAGE

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when the image symbolises something else

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ICONIC IMAGE

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a literal icon of something

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TYPOGRAPHY

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use of font and text

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LEXIS

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LEXIS

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vocabulary

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NOUN

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a word used to identify a person place or thing

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PRONOUN

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used to refer to a noun that’s already been mentioned

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PROPER NOUN

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a specific name of a person, thing or place

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VERB

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used to describe an action, state or occurrence

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ADJECTIVE

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a word that names an attribute of a noun

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ADVERB

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a word that modifies or qualifies a verb, adjective or another adverb

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PREPOSITION

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a word used before a noun which connects it to another word in the sentence, often used to tell you the position of something and to add extra information to a sentence

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CONJUNCTION
a word used to connect clauses or sentences
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DETERMINER
a modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun has
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PARALINGUISTIC FEATURES
body language, facial expressions, and gestures
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DEICTIC EXPRESSIONS
phrases that are common in speech which refer to the present situation
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MODE
medium of communication which is a continuum between speech and writing
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DISCOURSE COMMUNITY
a group of people with shared beliefs who are likely to respond similarly to texts
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BLENDED-MODE
a text that uses conventional elements of both speech and writing
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NARRATIVE DISCOURSE
shaping of the story through language choice
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CONTEXT
external factors that shape how texts are produced and received
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KNOWLEDGE FRAME
mental store of knowledge about the world from experience
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ELLIPSIS
removal of large parts of grammatical structure in a dialogue
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ELISION
the omission or slurring of 1+ sounds or syllables
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SOCIOLECT
the variety of language used in a particular social group
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INTERACTIONAL TALK
language in conversations used for socialising
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HEDGE
words which weaken the force with which something is said
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DISCOURSE MARKER
words used to signal the relationship between utterances and to signpost
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BACK CHANNEL
words, phrases and non verbal utterances
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CONTRACTION
a reduced form, often marked by an apostrophe
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DIALECT
the variety of language used in a particular region
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FILLER
items which don’t carry conventional meaning but allow the speaker time to think
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NON-FLUENCY FEATURES
characteristics of spoken language that interrupt the flow of speech
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OVERLAP
interruptions used to help or encourage the speaker
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PHATIC TALK
conversational utterances with no concrete purpose but for personal relationships (small talk)
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TAG QUESTION
a phrase added to a statement to tun it into a question
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UTTERANCES
a unit of speech bound by the speakers silence
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IDIOLECT
an individually distinct style of speaking
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ADJACENCY PAIRS
parallel expressions used across the boundaries of speaking in turns like questions and answers
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FALSE START
when a speaker begins an utterance and then stops and either repeats or reformulates it
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VAGUE LANGUAGE
statements that are imprecise and unassertive
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PRAGMATICS
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PRAGMATICS
language in use
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DEFINITION OF PRAGMATICS
the interpretation of language that considers the context and intention of the participants
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SEMANTIC FIELD
words that are grouped by their meaning
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DISCOURSE
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DISCOURSE
the whole text structure
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SPEECH
- topic initiations,shifts and ending conversations - interrogatives - false starts/fillers/repairs - interruptions and overlaps - phatic talk
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WRITING
- cyclical structure - paragraphs or stanzas - questions and answers - chronological - hierarchal - non-chronological
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COHESIVE DEVICES
- tense - person - alliteration - rhyme - conjunctions - semantic field
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LABOV’S NARRATIVE FRAMEWORK
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ONE
abstract signals a story about to begin
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TWO
orientation the context and background to the story
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THREE
complicating action what actually happened
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FOUR
resolution what happened at the end, final event
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FIVE
coda signals end of story, links to start or present

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