Language Analysis Flashcards
What is an author’s ‘contention’?
The main point of view of an author on an issue.
What is the ‘outline’?
It is the issue that is being explored.
What is the ‘audience’?
It is the intended demographic that the writer is catered to.
What is the ‘style’?
It is the type of text it is (editorial, opinion piece, letter to the editor).
What is the ‘tone’?
It is the mood or feeling that the author communicates through their choice of words.
What is an Editorial? How can we tell?
An article created by the editor of a company. It is the opinion of the editor, and the author’s name is not attached to the article.
What is an Opinion Article? How can we tell?
It is the opinion of 1 person who is usually an expert in the topic / issue. The author is always attached, the text is formal, and it is very loooooooooooooooong.
What is a letter to the editor? How can we tell?
A text written by a member of the public, to share their opinion on a certain issue. The author is attached and they are usually quite short, and can be informal.
What is the ‘supporting argument’?
It is the point you’re trying to get across to your audience.
What are the ‘techniques’?
They are the persuasive devices used to persuade their reader.
What is the ‘evidence’?
They are quotes from the article being analysed.
What is the ‘effect’?
It is the way the audience is meant to feel about that evidence, and act through their head/heart/hands.
What is the ‘link’?
The sentence relating the evidence back to the contention and the prompt.
What are ‘persuasive devices’?
They are language techniques used strategically throughout a text to persuade the audience of their contention.
What is a ‘rhetorical question’? Provide an example.
It is a question that does not need to be answered, and the audience already knows the answer to it without thinking. E.g, “Do we really want rainforests to be a thing of the past?”
