Ch 3 Mode and genre

Question 1

Mode

Answer 1

The physical channel of communication: either speech or writing

Question 2

Oppositional view

Answer 2

A way of defining the difference between the modes by arguing that they have completely different features

Question 3

Continuum

Answer 3

A sequence in which the elements that are next to each other are not noticeably different but elements at the opposite ends are very different from each other

Question 4

Blended-mode

Answer 4

A text which contains conventional elements of both speech and writing

Question 5

Prototype model

Answer 5

A model of looking at differences within a category or mode by thinking about typical and less typical examples

Question 6

Genre

Answer 6

A way of grouping texts based on expected shared conventions

Question 7

Intertextuality

Answer 7

A process by which texts borrow from or refer to conventions of other texts for a specific purpose and effect