SU 7.2.13 & 7.2.1.4 Flashcards
1
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Written texts differ from one another in terms of:
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- Genre
- Structure
- Function
- Form
2
Q
All texts….
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All texts have a certain feature common that is they are indented to convey some meaning.
3
Q
Characteristics of legal English
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- Binomial and trinomials
- Formulaic expressions
- French words and Latinisms
- Impersonal style
- Long lists
- Nominalisation
4
Q
Cohesive devices:
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play a central role in discourse studies.
5
Q
Discourse studies are divided into two:
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- Formal links
- Contextual links
6
Q
Formal links
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Refers to the facts that are present in the analyzed text.
7
Q
Contextual text
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Referring to the outside world, to knowledge not include in the communicative product itself.
8
Q
Types of Formal links
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- Substitution
- Ellipses
- Reference
- Conjunctions
- Lexical Cohesion: Reitaration and Collocation
9
Q
Substitution
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- To avoid repetition.
10
Q
Ellipses
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- it is the omission of words
- it is assumed that the meaning is understood from the context.
11
Q
Reference
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Words that have no meaning on their own.
12
Q
Conjuction
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Specifies a relationship between clauses or sentences;
- To add
- To contrast
- To conclude
- To sequence
- To indicate causality
13
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Collocation
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The way certain words always occur together.
