. Flashcards

(15 cards)

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Foregrounding

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Certain parts of the text draws our attention more than others

Certain parts of the text is emphasized

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2
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Lexicalisation

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The process of adding words, set phrases or word patterns to a language

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3
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Denotation

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Literal meaning

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4
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Connotation

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An idea/feeling that a word invokes for a person

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5
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Nuance

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A subtle difference or shade of meaning, expression or sound

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6
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Us and them

~us~

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Inclusive of yourself

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7
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Is and them.

~them~

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Exclusive of yourself

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Anchorage

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The way the surrounding words ‘fix’ the meaning of a picture

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9
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Embedded journalism

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Refers to news reporters being attached to military units involved in army conflicts

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10
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Political cartoons

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Represents a current even and political figures in a satirical way

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11
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Overlexicalisation

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Many words for the same phenomenon

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12
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Relexicalisation

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Renaming

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13
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Lexical cohesion

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Created by synonymy, antonymy, repetition, collocation

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14
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Metaphor

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For yolking ideas together and for the construction of new ideas

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15
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Euphemism

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Hides negative actions/implications

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