Language concepts

Question 1

Audience

Answer 1

Either the implied or the actual receiver (listner/reader) of a text

Question 2

Context

Answer 2

The surrounding circumstances of language production, including the temporal and spatial (occupying space) situation, but also wider social and cultural influences

Question 3

Dialect

Answer 3

Variation in words and structures associated with a particular geographical region

Question 4

Field

Answer 4

The topic area / concerns of a text

Question 5

Formality

Answer 5

The level of acceptability of respectability of language, often dependent on context

Question 6

Genre

Answer 6

The text type

Question 7

Idiolect

Answer 7

An individuals personal linguistic features used for communication

Question 8

Mode

Answer 8

The methord/medium of communication; written, spoken for communication

Question 9

Register

Answer 9

A variety of language associated with a particular situation of use

Question 10

Representation

Answer 10

A projection of a certain way of thinking about people, institutions, concepts and circumstances through use of language

Question 11

Sociolect

Answer 11

A defined use of language as a result of membership of a particular social group