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AQA A-Level English Language (Paper 1) > P1 Section A (Language and Representations) > Flashcards

P1 Section A (Language and Representations) Flashcards

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implied reader

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implied reader is a constructed image of an ideal reader

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implied writer

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implied writer is a constructed image of an ideal writer

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discourse community

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a discourse community is a group of people with shared interests and beliefs who are likely to respond to texts in similar ways.

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representation

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representation is the portrayal of events, people and circumstances through language and other resources (like sound and images) to create a way of seeing the world

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audience positioning

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audience positioning is the assumptions made in a text about its readers backgrounds and values in order to guide them to an interpretation

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mode

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mode is the physical channel of communication like writing or speech

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context

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context is the temporal and spatial situation in which a text is received or produced, e.g during WW2

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instrumental power

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instrumental power is power used to maintain and enforce authority

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influential power

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influential power is power used to influence or persuade others

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what are wareings three types of power?

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wareings 3 types of power include - political, personal and social group.

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what is wareings political power

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wareings political power is power held by politicians and police and those who work in law courts

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what is wareings personal power

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wareings personal power is power held as a result of occupation eg a teacher.

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what is wareings social group power

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wareings social group power is held as a result of social variable like age, class and gender.

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Faircloughs 4 types of power

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faircloughs 4 types of power are knowledge, practical, positional and personal power.

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what is faircloughs knowledge power

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faircloughs knowledge power is using knowledge and ideas to influence

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what is faircloughs personal power

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faircloughs personal power is using power to influence people through personality

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what is faircloughs positional power

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faircloughs positional power is power gained from position

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what is faircloughs practical power

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faircloughs practical power is power through physical actions, violence, skill, money, goods and services

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what is power in discourse

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power in discourse is ways in which power is manifested through language (lexical choices)

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what is power behind discourse

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power behind discourse focuses on social and ideological reasons behind the use of power

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typography

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typography is the font type, colours, underlining etc

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iconic sign

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an iconic sign is a direct picture of the thing it represents

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a symbolic sign

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a symbolic sign draws on association or connotation

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antonym

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antonym is words that have the opposite

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hyponymy

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hyponymy is a hierarchy of meaning of words from general to specific

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collocation

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collocation are words that are often seen together

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euphemism

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euphemism is a more socially acceptable word for a taboo topic

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dysphemism

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dysphemism is a more blunt or direct word instead of a polite word

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back channelling

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back channeling is words/phrases to show speaker support like - yeah, okay, uh-huh

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discourse marker

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discourse marker is a signal of shift in conversation or topic

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filler

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fillers are sounds that act as pause - like erm

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hedging

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hedging is using word to express a lack of certainty in order to be less direct, for example - “I believe”,

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paralinguistic features

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paralinguistic features are non-verbal aspects of speech like body language and gestures

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cohesion

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cohesion is how well a text fits together and flows

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context of production (questions to ask when writing about meaning and representation)

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who wrote the text? when was it produced? why was it produced (purpose)? where was it produced? whom is intended for (implied audience)?

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context for reception (questions to ask self when writing about meanings and representations)

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who is receiving the text (actual audience and implied)? when is it being received? why is it being received (actual purpose)? where is it being received?

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what is synthetic personalisation?

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synthetic personalisation is addressing a mass audience as if it was a private 1 on 1 conversation.

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prosodic features

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prosodic features are verbal aspects of speech like tempo, dynamics (volume) and pitch.

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WRITE ABOUT PATTERNS IN THE TEXT -

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CONNECT PATTERNS ACROSS THE TEXT - ALL ACROSS BUT MORE PARTICULARLY THIS PLACE

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WRITE ABOUT WHAT MAKES A TEXT OLD - THE WAYS PEOPLE THOUGHT AND SPOKE/ WHAT MAKES IT CURRENT

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WRITE ABOUT DIFFERENT PUNCTUSTUON, PROSODIC AND PARALINGUISTIC FESTURES LIKE EXCLAMATIONS AND EMOJIS AND HOW THEY COMBUNE TO CREATE A MEANING

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AQA A-Level English Language (Paper 1) (5 decks)

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