Syntax 3 Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
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What is the basic unit of analysis in functional grammar

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the text

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What is the text in functional grammar

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a piece of language

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3
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Contexts of situation which structure texts

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Mode
Field
Tenor

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Mode of a text

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The nature of the text itself and the role language plays in it.

text type and organization

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5
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Field of a text

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The field of human experience encompassed by the text.

What activity? who, what, where?

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Tenor of a text

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The social relationship between the speaker/writer and the
addressee.

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7
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What is ideational metafunction

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It explains how language is used to represent experience

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Processes of Ideational metafunction

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Material (push, beat)
relational (be, seem)
Projecting (say, think)

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Participants in ideational metafunction

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Actor
Goal

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circumstances in ideational metafunction

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time, place and manner adverbials

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aspects within ideational metafunction

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Processes
Participants
Circumstances

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12
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What is Interpersonal metafunction?

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Enacts social roles and interactions.

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Types of interaction within interpersonal metafunction

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  1. Giving information
  2. Offering goods/services
  3. Demanding information
  4. Demanding goods/services
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14
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What determines the mood in interpersonal metafunction?

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The relationship between the subject and finite verb.
Subject+finite

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15
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Types of moods

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Declarative
imperative
interrogative

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16
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What is the stance?

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the way speakers position themselves in relation to their own or other people’s beliefs, opinions and statements about things or ideas in ongoing communicative interaction with other speakers

17
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What are mood adjuncts

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Temporal, modal, degree modifiers
probably, always

18
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What are comment adjuncts

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Speaker’s comment on truth/value/attitude
frankly, unfortunately

19
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Stance is indicated by means of

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Polarity
Modality (could, mood or comment adjuncts

20
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Types of theme

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textual, topical, interpersonal