. Flashcards
(15 cards)
Foregrounding
Certain parts of the text draws our attention more than others
Certain parts of the text is emphasized
Lexicalisation
The process of adding words, set phrases or word patterns to a language
Denotation
Literal meaning
Connotation
An idea/feeling that a word invokes for a person
Nuance
A subtle difference or shade of meaning, expression or sound
Us and them
~us~
Inclusive of yourself
Is and them.
~them~
Exclusive of yourself
Anchorage
The way the surrounding words ‘fix’ the meaning of a picture
Embedded journalism
Refers to news reporters being attached to military units involved in army conflicts
Political cartoons
Represents a current even and political figures in a satirical way
Overlexicalisation
Many words for the same phenomenon
Relexicalisation
Renaming
Lexical cohesion
Created by synonymy, antonymy, repetition, collocation
Metaphor
For yolking ideas together and for the construction of new ideas
Euphemism
Hides negative actions/implications