Modes Of Communication Flashcards
Synthetic personalisation
Addressing a mass audience as if they were individuals - through inclusive language
Serif
Small line or stroke regularly attached to a larger one (in a letter or symbol)
Sans-serif
No extended features (serifs) at the end of strokes
full shot image
Can see all of subject, including body language
Extreme close up image
Focus on specific features and shows emotion
POV shot
Places audience in scene - personal
Overhead shot
Can present lack of power and low status
Graphology
The visual aspects of language
Typography
Font and size
Proper noun
Refers to names of people or places
Abstract noun
States, feelings, concepts that don’t have a physical existence
Concrete noun
Objects that have a physical existence
Material verb
Show actions or events
Relational verb
Identify properties or show states of being
Mental verb
Show internal processes (such as thinking)