formal language Flashcards

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phonological features

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sound symbolism
alliteration
consonance
onomatopoeia
rhythm and rhyme
accent

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morphological features

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compounding
acronyms
initialism

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compounding

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eg- law enforcement
increases lexical density of np

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4
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lexical features

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nominalisation

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nominalisation

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lexeme add derivational morpheme to form noun
eg- transformation
- communication
utilisation
increases density and formality

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6
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information flow

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front focus
end focus
clefting

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neutral syntax

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subject
verb
object

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marked syntax

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unusual

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front focus

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places something other than subject NP at start of IC
- highlights beginning of a sentence
- creates greater prominence for elements that would usually come later
- gets audiences attention

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inversion

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elements normally positioned later in clause moved to the front
-dramatic impact
- stylistic effect
EG: much to learn you still have

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passive voice

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america was targeted for attack
-shifts focus

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end focus

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relates to end weight
places material with higher communicative value at the end
moves grammatically complicated or heavily modified structure to the end
EG: she depended on inspiration on the presence of her book

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existential sentences

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there/ it = dummy subject
create end focus/ end weight
satisfy english syntax
eg; THERE are many endangered species in Australia

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14
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FRONT FOCUS

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fronting
inversion
passive voice

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END FOCUS

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end weight
existential sentences

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16
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syntactic patterning

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parallelism
antithesis
listing

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parallelism

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efficiantly packages ideas into mirrored structures

our fellow citizens, our way of life

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antithesis

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efficiantly packages ideas into mirrored structures

can shares, cannot touch

OPPOSITE MEANING

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listing

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links ideas with a semantic thread
layers NP/adj to describe

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passive voice analysis

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front focus
give prominence
formal construction

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it clefting

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dummy subject it + verb + subject +rel. pronoun + clause

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what clefting

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what + SNCl + V + np

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denotation

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dictionary meaning

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connotation

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associated meaning

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fig lang formal
metaphor simile oxymoron hyperbole personification pun
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cohesion lang-
links w/i text ties phrases/ clauses/ ideas together reference forward or back creates stronger ties avoids repetition which can detract from cohesion
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synonymy
lexemes with similar meaning- reinforce idea/ add detail
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antonymy
lexemes with opposite meaning can link ideas as they contrast each other
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hyponymy
creates link through highlighting relationship between sem field
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collocation
lexemes that go together and build on expectation of what is coming--> familiar way
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subject specific lexis
use of term specific to sem field and draws connections within text to tie clauses together
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substitution- NP
on NP replaces another eg chair and table, furniture
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anaphoric reference
pronoun used instead of previous np eg: jack, they
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cataphoric reference
pronoun used before NP eg: she sat, ruby sat at train station
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deixis
features that help reader link text to time, place, or setting eg- that, there
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ellipsis
connects 2 parts of a sentence by removing unnecesary parts that are assumed
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repetition
deliberately repeated to create links and reinforce ideas they present eg: whispers became rumours, rumours became stories and stories became fact
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conjunctions and conjuctive adverbial phrases
sequence and timing- after, when meanwhile cause and effect- consequently additives- also contrastive- nevertheless shows relationship between ideas
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coherance lang
assists navigation provides a sense of consistency accross the text supports the register of the text supports consistency of sem field directs reader at a discourse level signposts different sections/ focuses within the text
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formatting and layout
heading subheading dotpoints tables columns bolding/ italics/ underline discourse markers asterisks footnotes parentheses/ brackets hyperlinks font
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logical order
sequencing of content unpacking and analysing logical order and sequence eg; tense--> past, present, future timing
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inference
need background info to comprehend a text implies semantics to infer necessary info
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consistency of tense
grounds discourse in a certain time frame
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consistency of sem field
lexemes which provide a consistent understanding of domain
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consistency of person
consistent perspective assists reader understanding
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conventions
what is expected headings and byline in an article salutation and closure in a letter headings, subheading and bullet points in a recipe contact details at the end of an advertisment