LL1 - C-GAP Genre, Audience, Purpose Flashcards
Genre
The categorisation of a text based upon expected shared conventions.
Discourse event
Another term for a text
Mode
The medium of communication which divides fundamentally into speech and writing - it can be viewed using the oppositional model prototype model or continuum model
Oppositional model
A model of looking at differences between modes by arguing they have completely different features
Prototype model
A model of looking at differences within a mode by thinking about typical and less typical examples - the closer to the centre, the stronger the example
Continuum model
A model of looking at differences between modes by placing them on a spectrum - the laments next to one another arent noticeably different but elements at opposite ends are very different
Blended - mode text
When texts mix features of spoken and written modes
Intertextuality
When a text makes reference to another existing text for effect
Text receiver / audience
The reader/ listener of a text
Implied text receiver / audience
The intended receiver of a text
Actual text receiver / audience
The actual receiver of a text
Audience positioning
How the audience is supposed to react to the subject of the text
Discourse community
A group of people communicating about a particular topic, issue, or in a particular field
Text producer
Someone who creates a text
Implied text producer/writer
The assumed creator of a text
