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1
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the analytical sequence

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  1. line number
  2. label
  3. quoted example “ “
  4. who + what (line-level anlysis)
  5. link CRP (text-level analysis)
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ttCRAPfTt

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text type
context
register
audiences
purposes
function
tenor
tone

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What are the two parts of context?

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situational and cultural

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What is situational context?

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field, tenor, mode, setting (where), text type

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What is cultural context?

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what the text is about / relevant topics
values, attitudes and beliefs of the speaker and/or audience

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What is register?

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formality of a text

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What is tenor?

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the relationship between the participants
(the participants is anyone interacting with the text - i.e. a reader, a viewing audience, the actual interlocutors)

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how do you write about social distance?

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INCREASE or DECREASE social distance

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how do you write about tenor?

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BUILD a CLOSER/MORE DISTANT tenor

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10
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What does RET stand for (register)?

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relationships
expectations
tone

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tone words - casual (7)

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  1. casual
  2. friendly
  3. laidback
  4. relatable
  5. encouraging
  6. conversational
  7. light-hearted
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tone words - passionate (5)

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  1. passionate
  2. excited
  3. enthusiastic
  4. spirited
  5. animated
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tone words - direct (6)

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  1. direct
  2. matter-of-fact
  3. professional
  4. authoritative
  5. serious
  6. business-like
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tone words - negative (5)

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  1. scathing
  2. indignant
  3. critical
  4. aggressive/angry
  5. intimidating
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tone words - humorous (6)

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  1. humorous
  2. comedic
  3. amusing
  4. witty
  5. playful
  6. tongue-in-cheek
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tone words - warm (5)

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  1. warm
  2. inviting
  3. sympathetic
  4. compassionate
  5. sincere
17
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10 common purposes

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  1. to establish/build identity
  2. to include/exclude
  3. to inform, instruct, guide, describe, clarify, educate, obfuscate, obstruct
  4. to inquire, question, challenge
  5. to promote, advertise, sell
  6. to persuade, compel
  7. to build rapport, close social distance, relate socially, share a story, encourage intimacy, show solidarity
  8. to vilify, target, avoid
  9. to negotiate social taboo
  10. to establish expertise, reinforce authority
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RET - ‘relationships’ words

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  1. host, role
  2. status, power, experience, qualification, expert, authority
  3. intimate, close, familiar, established relationship
  4. strangers, acquaintance
  5. private/public
  6. build rapport, close social distance
  7. connection
  8. in-group, out-group
  9. mutual
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RET - ‘expectations’ words

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  1. conventional, expected, formulaic, standard, regular, customary, norm, typical, status quo
  2. conform, follow, observe, enforce
  3. subvert, disrupt, defy, reject, breach, oppose
  4. unconventional, unorthodox, irregular
  5. innovative, playful, creative
  6. appropriate
20
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SPOKEN text
3 “go-to” context features
(not necessarily the best but an easy win)

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  1. turn-taking (if a dialogue)
  2. non-fluency features (if present)
  3. semantic field
21
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SPOKEN text
3 “go-to” register features
(not necessarily the best but an easy win)

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  1. lexical choice
    (jargon, elevated lexemes, high-frequency lexemes, euphemism, dysphemism etc.)
  2. syntax which affects density
    (fragments, passive voice, subordination)
  3. connected speech processes
    (sound substitution, assimilation, elision, vowel reduction etc.)
22
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SPOKEN text
3 “go-to” purpose/function features
(not necessarily the best but an easy win)

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  1. connotation + word class
    (e.g. adjectives, modal verbs, pronouns)
  2. sentence type
  3. prosodics (esp. stress)
23
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coherence words

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  1. formatting / layout / consistency / conventions / logical order / inference
  2. signpost / navigate / understand / direct at discourse level
24
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register - labels

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  1. formal / relatively formal / relatively informal / informal
  2. Casual / Consultative / Public / Intimate / Technical / Academic
25
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if a Sec A question asks about the register of the text, what should my first sentence say?

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the register of this (text type) is ____

26
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which features can you write about with register?

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  1. Lexical choice
  2. Euphemism, dysphemism, expletives
  3. Word formation processes
  4. Vocatives and honorifics
  5. Semantic change (i.e. words used with a more colloquial or modern meaning)
  6. Passive voice, fronting, subordination (indicate deliberate, planned decisions)
  7. Ellipsis, fragments
  8. Non-Standard feature – i.e. orthography, punctuation
27
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What are some labels for casual lexical choices?

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High-frequency
Colloquial
Slang

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What are some labels for sophisticated lexical choices?

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Low-frequency
Elevated
Jargon
Domain-specific

29
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what are the six functions?

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emotive
metalinguistic
phatic
poetic
referential
conative

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