Formal Features

Question 1

Jargon

Answer 1

Technical or specialised terms within a specific field.

Question 2

Euphemism

Answer 2

Language that masks or mitigates a taboo or offensive topic.

Question 3

Double Speak

Answer 3

Language that purposefully obscures, obfuscates, or hinders the meaning or intent of a statement.

Question 4

Rhetoric

Answer 4

Informing, persuading, or motivating a reader/listener into action.

Question 5

Non-discriminatory Language

Answer 5

Language that focuses on creating inclusivity and equality, by avoiding prejudice or stereotyping.

Question 6

Social Purposes of Formal Language

Answer 6

Politeness strategies, reinforcing social distance and authority, establishing expertise, promoting social harmony, negotiating taboos, building rapport, clarifying, manipulating, obfuscating.

Question 7

Cohesion in Formal Texts

Answer 7

Lexical choice, collocation, information flow, referencing, repetition, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctions, adverbials

Question 8

Coherence in Formal Texts

Answer 8

Cohesion, Inference, Logical ordering, formatting, consistency, conventions