outcome 2 SAC revision Flashcards
Context
refers to both the situational and cultural circumstances in which the discourse occurs.
when is communication most effective?
When participants in a discourse recognise a shared context
what five factors vary language?
- function of the interaction
- relationship b/w the speakers and their audience
- subject matter (field)
- situation ot setting
- the physical mode- spoken, written, or signed
MSRAFT and Function
What are the six purposes of texts?
mark ceremony/discuss, build
rapport, persuade, inform, instruct, and entertain.
What is the situational context?
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state difference between features of:
* Spoken mode
* written mode
Spoken
* less highly valued in society
* more informal and intimate
* spontaneous and unplanned
* immediate feedback
Written
* more valued
* static and permanent
* more formal and remote
* typically planned and reworked
* no contextual support or visual contact
Prosodic features
Phonological patterns that relate to the pronunciation of syallables, words and phrases.
IFAVE
Lexemes
Lexemes are the fundamental units of lexicon of a language. They are sometimes referred to as lexical units or items and may have inflectional and derivational variants
state factors that cause language variations
- setting
- relationships b/w interlocutors
- audience
- function of interaction
- subject-matter
- physical mode
Connected speech processes
- Connected speech sounds is the modification of words in speech so it flows like seamless sea of sounds when it is spoken
IFAVE
Insertion
insertion is a connected speech process in which a phoneme added where they do not strictly belong so the words can be spoken more fluently
Flapping
Is a connected speech process where /t/ become a /d/ as the tongue flabs againts the alveolar ridge
Assimilation
is a connected speech sound in which a phoneme is changed to become more similar to its neighbouring phoneme.
e.g handbag- hambag and sandwich into sammich
regressive and progressive
Progressive assimiliation
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regressive
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