Eng Lang AS revision notes
- Created by: Summer_
- Created on: 03-05-16 18:05
Language in Gender:
Women: Hedge Supportive (BCB) Tag Questions Avoid Taboo lexis Speak less Super Politeness Apologise more Use direct quotation More intensifiers Empty Adjectives (lovely, divine)
Language for Age:
Convergence- happens when an individual adjusts his speech patterns to match people of a differebt group or social identity.
Divergence- when an individual adjusts his speech patterns to be distinct from those of people belonging to another group.
Status Language and Occupation/Status -
- Link to subject specific lexis/ jargon as a way of getting the upper hand
- Recommendations to keep the upper hand
- Nominalisation shows a supportive role as you're forming a noun from the other persons verb
- Passive voice shows insecurity as it is less forceful with the language
- Using key terms you're good at that
General Register - a form of language appropriate to a particular situation or context, including its mode, tenor and function
Formality - the way people adjust the tone of their language to suit the situation they are in
Deixis - a term for words or expressions that rely on context to give them meaning
Neologism - making up words/blending words together e.g bounce-back-ability Intensifier - emphasising the meaning of a word (best, most)
Lexical Verb - verb used to give the sentence meaning (walking, raining)
Cataphoric - word used to create anticipation, almost deixical (a day TO remember)
Determiner - defines how many of an object (some, many, a few, loads, a/n)
Graphology - visual marks on a page - layout, doodles/diagrams
Exophoric - A word which refers to context - there, that (demonstrative too)
Bilabial Plosive - consonant which forces your lips shut (puh, buh)
Disyllabic - any word with 2 syllables (window, custard)
Blend Words - any 2 words amalgamated together Agent - the thing which is…
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