language levels Flashcards
what are the types of sentence moods?
delcarative, interrogatory, subjunctive, imperative
what is an declarative sentence mood?
makes a statement
what is an interrogatory sentence mood?
asks a question
what is a subjunctive sentence mood?
a wish or a doubt or a possibility
what is an imperative sentence mood?
makes a command or order
what is a semantic field?
a lexical set of semantically related items
what is imagery?
literal or figurative descriptions
what is pragmatics?
how context effects language
what is discourse structure?
how text is organised
what are the types of discourse structure?
description, narration, exposition and argumentation
what is a descriptive discourse structure?
aims to visualise and describe (relying on 5 senses)
what is a narrative discourse structure?
aims to narrate and convey
what is a exposition discourse structure?
aims to inform audience of non essential info
what is a argumentation discourse structure?
aims to persuade or convince
