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Headlines Flashcards

1
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What are the components of a news story? (in order)

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Headline
Lead
Body

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What are the importances of headlines?

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They have the highest readership
Provide a summary of the story’s content
Entice the readers into reading the article

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3
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What does a headline describe?

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The essence of a complicated news story in a few words

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How does a headline inform and what does it arouse?

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Quickly and accurately
The reader’s curiosity

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5
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What do headlines encapsulate?

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Not only the content but also the orientation

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6
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What parts do headlines generally consist of?

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Primary head: visually more prominent and more important
Secondary head: a smaller headline that helps to add information to the headline

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What combinations of primary and secondary head do we have?

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Hammer
Kicker
Tripod
Wicket

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What’s the structure of hammer?

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One or more lines of primary over one or more lines of secondary

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What’s the structure of kicker?

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One line of secondary over one or more lines of primary

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What’s the structure of tripod?

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Two or more lines of secondary beside the primary

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What’s the structure of wicket?

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Two or more lines of secondary over one or more lines of primary

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What are the functional types of headlines?

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Questions
Exclamations
Statements
Commands

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What are statement headlines like?

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They describe the state of action, affairs, feelings, or belief
E.g.: over 17m Iranians toured the country in New Year holidays

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What are question headlines like?

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Are addressed to a reader and ask for an expression of opinion, fact, belief, etc.
E.g.: Will We Stop Trump Before It’s Too Late?

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What are command headlines like?

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They express a request or advice
E.g.: Put These Question Marks By the Hardware

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16
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What do exclamation headlines show?

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The writer’s feelings

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17
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What’s the chronological order of different functional types of headlines in English newspaper?

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From the most to the least:
1) statements
2) questions
3) commands
4) exclamations

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18
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What are the features of the language of headlines?

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  1. Omission
  2. Nominalization
  3. Short words
  4. Shortened verb forms
  5. Frequent use of acronyms and abbreviations
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19
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What are preserved and what are usually omitted in headlines?

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Content words are preserved
Usually omitted:
- function words
- titles
- punctuation
E.g.: Headline: Charles, 32, seeks bride
Deep Structure: Prince Charles, who is 32 years old, seeks someone to marry

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20
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What is nominalization?

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Using nouns derived from verbs or adjectives, often, but not always, with a change in the word ending
E.g.: arrival from arrive
Depth from deep
Denying the war on women

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How are short words used in headlines?

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Monosyllabic verbs and nouns (maximum six letters) are used frequently as substitutes for longer, more colloquial expressions.

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22
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Long word: prohibit(ion)
Prevent(ion)

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Short word substitute: Ban, Bar

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Reduce, reduction

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Cut

24
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Encourage, support

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Push

25
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Cause, initiate

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Spark

26
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Investigate

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Probe

27
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Promote, promotion, increase, support

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Boost

28
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Cancel(lation)
Dismiss(al)

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Axe

29
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Look for, try to obtain

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Seek

30
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Insist, strongly request

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Urge

31
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Seize, win

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Grab

32
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Criticize

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Slam

33
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Reprimand

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Rap

34
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Anger

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Irk

35
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Setback, Unexpected Difficulty

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Blow

36
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Question, interrogate

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Quiz

37
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Defeat

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Smash

38
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What’s the chronological order of the frequency of words with different syllables in English newspaper?

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From the most to the least:
1) monosyllabic noun
2) bisyllabic noun
3) polysyllabic noun
(same for verbs with different syllables)

39
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What is one of the idiosyncratic features of English headlines?

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The special uses it makes of tenses, which are different from those of ordinary, non-headline language

40
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What do headlines not have in general?

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A one-to-one correspondence between grammatical senses and the real time of occurences of events

41
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What are the different forms of shortened verbs in headlines?

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1. Past participle (form)= passive (meaning)
E.g.: Headline: Steel Pay Claim Granted
Deep Structure: The steel industry’s pay claim has been granted.
2. Infinitive (form)= future (meaning)
E.g.: Headline: Republicans To Push Farm Housing
Deep Structure: The Republican Party will support farm housing.
3. Simple present (form)= past (meaning)
E.g.: Headline: Killer Escapes From Courtroom
Deep Structure: A killer has escaped from a courtroom.
4. Verb+-ing (form)= present continuous (meaning)
E.g.: Headline: Thames Approaching Danger Level
Deep Structure: The river Thames is approaching danger level.

42
Q

Give some examples of acronyms and abbreviations used in headlines

A

Acronyms:
PM: Prime Minister
MP: Member of Parliament
UN: United Nations
Abbreviations:
Pols: politicians
Gov: government
Dems: democrats

43
Q

What devices are used to create ‘attractive’ headlines and catch the readers’ attention?

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Linguistic
Rhetorical
Or stylistic devices

44
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Why are stylistic, rhetorical, or linguistic devices used in headlines?

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To create ‘attractive’ headlines and catch the reader’s attention

45
Q

What are ‘witty’ headlines?

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Those that entice them by engaging them in some intellectual game

46
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What are other devices used in headlines?

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  • Intertextuality
  • play with spelling and sounds:
    • alliteration
    • assonance
    • consonance
    • onomatopoeia
    • …
  • Metonymy
  • Metaphor
  • pun
    Etc.
47
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What is intertextuality?

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Making reference to other texts of various kinds:
Idiomatic expressions
Well-known sayings
Literary quotations
Movies
Dramas
Names of famous people
Poems
Book or movie titles
Etc.
E.g.: Headline: To Wash Or Not To Wash
Pesticide row over advice on fruit and vegetables
Hamlet’s well-known dilemma ‘To be or not to be’.

48
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What could be an example of alliteration?

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Close Call for Kids Caught in Cake & Confectionary House

49
Q

What’s an example of assonance?

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Away Day for Gay Ray

50
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What could be an example of consonance?

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Is more inflation on the horizon?

51
Q

What could be an example of metonymy? (مجاز)

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Iran Is Not North Korea

52
Q

How are periods used in headlines?

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They’re usually avoided except when needed in abbreviations
E.g.: U.S. Widens Inquiries into 2 Jail Deaths

53
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How is comma used in headlines?

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It replaces “and” due to space limitations
E.g.: Google Turns 12, Gets Virtual Cake

54
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How is semicolon used in headlines?

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It can be used instead of a period or a full-stop
It replaces periods when there are two complete thoughts
E.g.: Ehud Netzer Dies at 76; Archeologist Unearthed Herod the Great`s Tomb

55
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How is colon used in headlines?

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It typically introduces a list, a direct quotation, or a topic.
E.g.: Dubai: Local Moves, Global Implications
US Diplomat: Iran Wants More Enrichment
‘Real Housewives’: Simon and Tamra Barney`s Bitter End

56
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How is hyphen used in headlines?

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To clarify the relationship between words.
Never used to break a word from line to line or to end a line
E.g.: China- Japan Fight Goes Deeper than Islands
Flat – Screen TV Prices to Plunge for Holiday Season

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