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Graphology

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The visual aspects of textual design and appearance

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Backchannelling

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Remarks such as ‘really?’ or interested noises to show that a listener is engaged in what is being said

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Interactivity

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Usage of language in response to what other people have communicated or to the ways in which they have communicated

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Utterance

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Actual words or sounds spoken

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Context

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Situation into which a communication is delivered

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Convention

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Accepted ways of doing things

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Formal

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Sophisticated, using more complex vocabulary and avoiding slang

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Spontaneous

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Unplanned, random

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Agenda

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What language users want to get out of a situation

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Topic Management

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Way in which the subject of the conversation is discussed

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Computer mediated communication

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Communication which happens through the medium of a computer

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Mode

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Extent to which words are written or spoken and their relationship to other features of communication such as images or paralinguistic features

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Mixed mode

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Mixture of written and spoken modes

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Genre

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Literary or television/film/radio category

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Discourse

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Language that is particular to one job or occupation

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Paralinguistic features

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Body language

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Phatic communication

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Small talk whose aim is simply to be polite and friendly

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Transactional

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With the aim of getting things done

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Jargon

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Specific technical vocabulary

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Exclusive

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Shutting out people who don’t understand

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The visual aspects of textual design and appearance

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Graphology

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Remarks such as ‘really?’ or interested noises to show that a listener is engaged in what is being said

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Backchannelling

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Usage of language in response to what other people have communicated or to the ways in which they have communicated

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Interactivity

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Actual words or sounds spoken

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Utterance

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Situation into which a communication is delivered
Context
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Accepted ways of doing things
Convention
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Sophisticated, using more complex vocabulary and avoiding slang
Formal
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Unplanned, random
Spontaneous
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What language users want to get out of a situation
Agenda
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Way in which the subject of the conversation is discussed
Topic management
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Communication which happens through the medium of a computer
Computer mediated conversation
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Extent to which words are written or spoken and their relationship to other features of communication such as images or paralinguistic features
Mode
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Mixture of written and spoken modes
Mixed mode
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Literary or television/film/radio category
Genre
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Language that is particular to one job or occupation
Discourse
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Body language
Paralinguistic features
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Small talk whose aim is simply to be polite and friendly
Phatic communication
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With the aim of getting things done
Transactional
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Specific technical vocabulary
Jargon
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Shutting out people who don't understand
Exclusive
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Examples of different contexts which change the way we respond to spoken utterance or written expression
1. identity of the person we are responding to | 2. The setting at the exact moment in time - historical, geographical, social etc.
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Examples of different identities a person can take (not exclusive)
1. age 2. gender 3. sexual orientation 4. work background 5. educational background 6. socio-economic class 7. social conventions (e.g. manners) 8. member of any specific group 9. religious or political opinions 10. national or regional origin 11. interests or enthusiasms
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Examples of different settings which can change context of an exchange
1. relationship between to the communicators 2. location and time - is it live? is it formal? 3. spontaneity 4. how familiar the individuals are with the content of the communication 5. agenda of the users 6. the medium of communication: typed, spoken, written... computerized or not? laptop or phone? 7. the genre or job/occupation of the participants 8. the health of the participants
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"Really?!" "You're kidding" "mmhm" are examples of what type of communication?
Backchannelling
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Audience
The people or person hearing or reading the words, even if they are not intended to
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Register
Level of formality adopted when speaking or writing to people
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Overt prestige
A high level of respect spoken between a group of people. Usually highly educated people.
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Non-standard communication
Generally thought of as grammatically incorrect. Slang.
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Covert prestige
Respect that is given to language that is non-standard.
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Inclusive communication
Words or phrases that only a few people 'in the know' would understand. Not jargon because it isn't specific to a topic or subject, but instead a group of people.
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Purpose
The reason your language is used
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Primary purpose
The principle or most obvious purpose
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Secondary purpose
The secondary or unintentional purpose
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Problem-solution structure
Structure where a situation is outlined and then solution is suggested
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Rhetorical device
Technique used to evoke an emotional response
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Metaphore
Implicit identification of one thing or idea with another in order to dd shades of meaning
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Irony
Humorous device which expresses an idea in a way which makes it seem opposite in meaning
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Pun
Play on words which uses words which sounds the same but have different meanings
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Improvise
Make up on the spot
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Edited
Changed to make shorter, more appropriate, better grammar etc.
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Synchronous communication
Communication that flows in synchrony, face to face.
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Diachronic communication
Communication that happens over time.
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Ephemeral communication
Communication which is short-lived. e.g. a note on the desk informing a colleague where something was left.
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Metalanguage
Language about language
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hegemony
How one social group can use language to get other people to accept its way of seeing the world as natural
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Pejorative term
A judgmental term that usually implies disapproval or criticism
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Discourse event
An act of communication at a specific time and location involving writers/speakers and readers/listeners.
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Discourse Community
A group of people with shared interests and belief systems who are likely to respond to texts in similar ways
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In the oppositional view of speech and writing, what are the opposing views? (9)
Writing/Speech: 1. objective/interpersonal 2. monologue/dialogue 3. durable/ephemeral 4. planned/sponatenous 5. highlystructured/loosely structured 6. concerned with past and future/concerned with the present 7. formal/informal 8. decontextualized/contextualised 9. grammatically complex/gramatically simple
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Blended-mode of speech and writing
a text/speech which contains conventional modes of both speech and writing. Found somewhere on the continuum.
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Modes of speech and writing
The oppositional view blended mode the prototype model

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