Language key terms Flashcards
Stylistics
studying texts by paying close attention to their language (key concerns, themes, possible effects)
- > Focused + Systematic: focus on language itself (don’t stray into unnecessary comments, avoid being vague)
- > Transparent: focus on what’s in the text, demonstrate how closely/ accurately u can explore features + patterns (avoid ‘showing off’/ being over-the-top)
- > Interpretative: analysis which explains features + build into a wider sense of meaning (avoid listing)
Literary canon:
collection of authors/ texts that’s considered ‘high status’ + especially worthy of study
what are the 6 language levels?
- Lexis and semantics- vocabulary
- Grammar
- Pragmatics- deixis
- Graphology- typography
- Discourse
- Phonetics- sounds
Lexis and semantics examples
proper nouns, material verbs, premodifiers, blend, semantic fields, compound, shortening, abbreviation, meanings
Grammar examples
phrases, interrogatives, exclamatives, declaratives
Graphology examples
iconic signs, symbolic signs, Italics, typography, layout
Pragmatics examples
language use - (spatial, temporal, person) deixis, context dependent
Discourse examples
boulomaic, deontic, epistemic modality. Positive and negative face needs, face threatening act
Phonetics examples
articulatory, acoustic, auditive
e.g. how the letter “b” in the word “bed” is spoken
what are the 4 features to look out for in a text when analysing?
Text type
Mode
Audience
Purpose
Text type examples
advertisement, memoir, blog, letter, book etc
Mode examples
written, spoken, blended
Audience examples
who is the primary intended audience?
Purpose examples
what is the primary purpose or what are the multiple purposes?
