Written Text Flashcards
1
Q
What is meant by pragmatics?
A
How different words can have different meanings
2
Q
What are discourse features?
A
The structure, opening and ending
3
Q
What are structural features?
A
How the text is structured
4
Q
What does register mean?
A
The scale of how formal/informal a piece of text is
5
Q
What is a syntax?
A
The sequence in which words are put together to form a sentence
6
Q
What does the term lexis mean?
A
Word
7
Q
What is prospdics/ graphology
A
Prosodics = features that appear when we put sound in speech
Graphology = symbols
8
Q
What are literary devices?
A
A device used to produce an effect in writing
9
Q
What are rhetorical devices?
A
Devices used usually to persuade readers or listeners to agree with them
