Paper 1-Meanings And Representations

Question 1

What are the 7 GENRES of a text?

Answer 1

• newspapers
• leaflets
• websites
• forums
• blogs
• transcript
• online article

Question 2

What CONTEXTS will a text have?

Answer 2

• no context (context independent)

- context (context dependent)

Question 3

What are the 6 types of REGISTER of a text?

Answer 3

• non-specialist
• spoken
• written
• situational
• semantic fields
• specialist

Question 4

What do the 8 types of AUDIENCE a text is aimed at depend on?

Answer 4

• particular social groups
• political affiliations
• age
• gender
• education
• social class
• occupation
• national origin

Question 5

What are the 5 PURPOSES of a text?

Answer 5

• to inform
• to persuade
• to describe
• to entertain
• to evaluate

Question 6

What are the 3 MODES of a text?

Answer 6

• spoken
• written
• mixed modality

Question 7

What are the 5 levels of formality of a text?

Answer 7

• frozen level
• formal level
• consultative level
• casual level
• intimate level

Question 8

What are the 2 TONES of a text?

Answer 8

Formal/informal

Question 9

What type of lexis may the writer use? (7)

Answer 9

• formal/informal
• colloquial/slang
• jargon/restricted lexis
• archaic (old)
• dialect
• figurative language > techniques
• emotive language

Question 10

What type of power may the writer possess?

Answer 10

• instrumental (usually laws and organisations with authority)
• influential
• political/personal/social group

Question 11

Why may some genres have a particular graphological convention?

Answer 11

The use of logos and other pictorial devices can suggest instrumental power as the layout can dress a text ‘instrumentally’ and mimic a powerful text with powerful results

Question 12

What would be common graphological conventions of an online article? (GENRE)

Answer 12

• pictorial devices for entertaining purposes and offers validity to text
• short paragraphs> avoid disinterest amongst readership and keep us entertained

Question 13

What is a DECLARATIVE sentence? (Sentence moods)

Answer 13

Used for making statements eg ‘he shall attend the olympics’

Question 14

What is an INTERROGATIVE? (Sentence moods)

Answer 14

Yes/no questions eg ‘have you finished reading?’

Question 15

What is an IMPERATIVE? (Sentence moods)

Answer 15

Commands, direct address (elliptically), politeness markers to mitigate rudeness
Eg ‘put that down!’

Question 16

What is an EXCLAMATIVE? (Sentence moods)

Answer 16

Sentence containing exclamation mark, usually for emphasis

Question 17

What is a PROPER NOUN? (Nouns)

Answer 17

Name eg Lizzie

Question 18

What is a COMMON NOUN? (Nouns)

Answer 18

Thing eg ball, paper, lettuce

Question 19

What is an ABSTRACT NOUN? (Mood)

Answer 19

An emotion/state of being

Eg fear, happiness, poverty, belief

Question 20

What is a NOUN PHRASE? (Nouns)

Answer 20

Centred around a noun, eg a small island, I have an old house

Question 21

What is a DYNAMIC VERB? (Verbs)

Answer 21

The situation described by the verb process changes over time eg ‘he ate the cake’ (they refer to ACTIONS)

Question 22

What is a STATIVE VERB? (Verbs)

Answer 22

State of being, feelings eg ‘I think’ or ‘he deserves an award’ or ‘this belongs to me’

Question 23

What is a TRANSITIVE VERB? (verbs)

Answer 23

Followed by direct object eg ‘I carried the baby’

Question 24

What is an INTRANSITIVE VERB? (Verbs)

Answer 24

Do not need a direct object eg ‘it happened’ or ‘ I fell’ or ‘he cried’

Question 25

What is a LEXICAL VERB? (Verbs)

Answer 25

Expresses the meaning of the verb phrase ‘the boy ran to school’

Question 26

What are the AUXILIARY VERBS? (Verbs)

Answer 26

Be, do, have, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would