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Defining Language Discourse and Subtext Examples + Overview
Define discourse,
Give an example of when you would...,
What is a subtext
8
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Sitcklerism
Who created the concept of stickl...,
What is sticklerism,
Do people who believe in stickler...
11
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Identifications for how a Writer presents their viewpoint in a Text
Will writers use personal pronoun...,
What are writers using if they us...,
Would clauses be different depend...
4
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Declinism
Who created the concept of declinism,
What other concept did robert lan...,
What is declinism
5
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Examples of a potential English "Decline"
Which ruling not monarchical body...,
Name a leading british royal who ...,
Name a leading british royal who ...
3
cards
Declinist Example: Lynne Truss
How does lynne truss have a decli...,
What is a form of punctuation use...,
Where is grammar supposedly poor ...
4
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Identifications for how a Writer Positions their Audience
Why will modal auxiliary verbs po...,
Why might jargon be used to posit...,
How might inverted clauses relate...
4
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Exaphoric References
What are exaphoric references,
Why might a writer use an exaphor...,
Which class of an audience is mor...
5
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Common Discourse Metaphors
How many discourse metaphors are ...,
What is the evolution discourse m...,
What is the purity discourse meta...
7
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Web of Worries
Who created the web of worries,
What is the idea of the web of wo...,
How many discourse metaphors are ...
10
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Reasons why Writers might create arguments about Language Use
In articles being negative about ...,
Name a political context where up...,
Why will upper class texts attack...
8
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Evidence to show ideas of Language Decay through History
What did geoffrey chaucer say was...,
What did the writer of the 1755 d...,
What is important about why the 1...
11
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Aitchison's Explanation of the Damp Spoon Theory
What does the damp spoon discours...,
Which phoneme being omitted is co...,
What is the reality with the omis...
7
cards
Aitchison's Explanation of the Infefctious Disease Theory
What does the infectious disease ...,
How did aitchison say about why p...,
What was shown in west belfast st...
5
cards
Aitchison's Explanation of the Crumbling Castle Theory
What does the crumbling castle di...,
Who argued english should be inte...,
What does the crumbling castle su...
8
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Impress The Examiner Cards 1
This deck is unique - out of the 1275 decks i have (as of 18.11.24) this is the only one i go over which will always have new cards added to it on a weekly basis
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