LANGUAGE ANALYSIS - PURPOSE Flashcards
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PURPOSE: TO INFORM
- To analyse
- To clarify
- To discuss
- To establish
- to explain
A
- To provide/give information about a subject
- Wish to provide facts that will explain something to the readers
2
Q
PURPOSE: TO ENTERTAIN
- To amuse
- To delight
- To frighten
A
- To amuse and delight
- To appeal to the reader’s senses and imagination
- Set out to captivate or interest the reader
3
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PURPOSE: TO PERSUADE
- To argue against
- To argue for
- To convince
- To criticize
- To inspire (motivate a change)
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- To convince the reader to agree with the writer’s point of view on a subject
- Main goal is to argue or prove a point to readers
4
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PURPOSE: THINGS YOU SHOULD DO
A
- The reader must consider the main idea, thought pattern and tone
- Discuss
- Argue
- Make