Graphological and phonological levels

Question 1

Eye dialect

Answer 1

the usage of variant spellings or aspects of punctuation (apostrophes)

e.g. Wacha doin’? A Bo’ole of wa’er

Question 2

Maluba & Takete

Answer 2

sounds can be used in a symbolic way just like images

Question 3

the expressive aspect of the text

Answer 3

connects to the physical/mental/bodily sensations around us

Question 4

Onomatopoeia

Answer 4

words impersonating the sounds they describe
(pow, smash, smack, buss, hush…)

• often used in poetry
• there’s a connection between what the sound represents and how it’s produces

Question 5

Vowel patterns

Answer 5

repetition and contrast

Question 6

rhyme

Answer 6

repetition of sounds

Question 7

pararhyme

Answer 7

contrasting vowels within the framework of the same consonants (ding dong, ping pong)

Question 8

Response cries

Answer 8

• Goffman, 1981
• we utter them when having recovered our composure following a problem or a mishap
• when written, it’s a dramatic performance of such cry
• arrgggh! ooof, phew, keyboard smash