Analysis terminology

Question 1

Collocation

Answer 1

The combination of words formed when two or more words are used together in a way that sounds correct eg fish and chips

Question 2

Connotations

Answer 2

the implied and associated meanings of a word

Question 3

Hook

Answer 3

Used within a text to catch attention

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Purpose

Answer 4

Why the text was created

Question 5

Repetition

Answer 5

When words/phrases are repeated often for impact

Question 6

Lexis

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The word

Question 7

Figurative language

Answer 7

Sentences/phrases that use language to suggest other meanings

Question 8

Hyperbole

Answer 8

Exaggerating statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 9

Pejoration

Answer 9

The process where a word becomes negative over time eg gay

Question 10

Taboo

Answer 10

Subjects that are prohibited or restricted by social custom

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Syntax

Answer 11

The order of words in a sentence

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Phonology

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The study of language as a sound system

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Pragmatics

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The context in which the semantics of utterances are implied by the reader/listener

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Antiquated lexis/Archaic language

Answer 14

Old fashioned or outdated words

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Synonyms

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A group of words whereby they all share the same meaning

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Cliché

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A phrase or opinion that is overused and lacks original thought

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Denotive Lexis

Answer 17

Literal meaning of a word

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Irony

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Expression of ones meaning by using language that usually signifies the opposite

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Amelioration

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when a words meaning becomes positive over time eg nice

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Semantics

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A words meaning

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Imagery

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Two types of imagery exist:
Visual - the qualities of how something looks used to create and image in the readers head
Sensory -descriptive language aimed to engage all five senses of the reader

Question 22

Personification

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Giving a non human thing human characteristics

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Field specific lexis/Jargon

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Words that relate to certain groups/professions and are difficult for outsiders to understand

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Subject

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A noun or noun phrase functioning as the main component of a clause

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Genre

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The style or category of literature

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Mode

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The type of text

Question 27

How to say 'slang' when analysing texts

Answer 27

Colloquialisms

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Intensifier

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An adverb used to give force or emphasis

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Ambiguity

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Being open to more than one interpretation/not having one clear meaning

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Audience

Answer 30

The readership/listeners

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Discourse

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How an entire text is constructed

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Pathetic fallacy

Answer 32

giving emotion to something non human

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another

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What is GRASP

Answer 34

When analysing it is looking at: Genre Register Audience Subject Purpose

Question 35

Graphology

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The visual aspects of a text (generally considered a lower more accessible language level and therefore should avoid focusing on this, rather use it in aid of other analysis)

Question 36

Lexicon

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The language of a person or branch of knowledge - the meaningful units in a language

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Idiom

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A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from the individual words eg its raining cats and dogs

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Register

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The degree of formality a text has - based on vocabulary, pronunciation and syntax around the social context

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Semantic field

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A set of words with semantically related items

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Simile

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A figure of speech involving a direct comparison of one thing with another of a different kind

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Euphemism

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A mild or indirect expression as a substitution for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

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Emotive language

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Language which is used to provoke an emotional response

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Grammar

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the structure of language - how words are put together in sentences

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Compounds

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Two or more words are linked together to create a new word and meaning

Question 45

Adjectives

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Descriptive words