key words to use tommorow Flashcards
pejorative view
negative view
dominant hegemonic position
agree with the ideology in the text
negotiated position
kind of agree/accept the ideology in the text
oppositional position
don’t agree with the ideology of text
collocates
pairs of words typically seen together
passive voice
“we were informed” “the cat was bit by the dog”
and at the start of a sentence
non standard use of the coordinating conjunction
modal auxiliary verbs
must, should (deontic)
may, could (epistemic)
second person pronouns
you, yours, your
pun
uses schematic knowledge of collocates to subvert expectation and create humor
hypernym
broad term e.g. fruit
hyponym
an example within a category e.g. apple
triadic structure
rule of 3, persuasive technique e.g. “vote for me and I will provide better jobs, equality and less tax”
antonym
words that have opposing meaning
hyperbole
exaggeration
superlative
highest form e.g. most, biggest, chunkiest, lengest
interrogative
question
declarative
statement
exclamatory
has an exclamation mark
litotes
a persuasive technique that accepts the negative e.g. “whilst there are obviously a few downsides…”
antithesis
contrast between opposing ideas
hyperbolic noun phrase
exaggerating the noun e.g. “endless queues”
multi purpose text
self explanatory mate if you cant get this there’s no hope
euphemism
a more socially acceptable way of saying something e.g. “powder my nose”