Discourse Flashcards
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Discourse markers
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Words/ phrases/ clauses that help to organize what we say or write
2
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Adjuncts
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Non essential parts of a clause, eg I’ll see you -in the morning-
3
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Disjuncts
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Adverbs that express an attitude towards what follows, eg -sadly- not one of them survived
4
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Narrative structure
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How events, actions, processes are sequenced when telling a story
5
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Anaphoric reference
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Referencing something previously mentioned in a text
6
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Cataphoric reference
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Referencing something not yet mentioned in a text
7
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Exophoric reference
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Referring to things beyond the language of the text
8
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Critical discourse analysis
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Use of linguistic analysis to explore/ challenge the texts and their producers
