Semantics Flashcards
Semantics
Meaning ( created within texts )
Denotation
Factual and objective meaning
Rose denotes to popular flower
Connotation
Personal and subjective meanings we attach to works
Rose can connottae to love
Multi purpose
Text that clearly has more than one purpose
Primary purpose
Main + most recognisable purpose
Secondary purpose
Additional and more subtle purpose
Discourse community
Group of people with shared interests + beliefs system who likely respond to texts in similar ways
Continuum
A sequence where elements that are next to each other are not noticeably different but elements at opposite ends are very different from each other
Blended mode
Text contains conventional elements of both speech and writing
What should you think about when analysing a text ?
Purpose
Audience
Form
Text producer
Time context
Graphene
Visual representation of words on page
Phoneme
How part of word sounds
