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Card 6

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The nonverbal elements that contribute to speech, e.g. 'hmm,' 'eek!', 'ah!', 'um'

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Card 7

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The reading the maker of the text wants other people to have

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Card 8

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When a reader doesn't take in the text as the producer intended, e.g. thinking that Frosties is a TV cartoon rather than a cereal, since a cartoon-like advert was shown on TV

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Card 9

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Refers to the combination of sign choices, e.g. how a model is put next to a car in a poster

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Card 10

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The way in which readers are directed towards correct meanings rather than incorrect messages, e.g. on a poster advertising a toothbrush, the name of it may be highlighted to emphasise that it's the toothbrush being promoted, rather than toothpast

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Card 11

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Gestures typically used unconsciously that we seek to control, e.g. scratching your head, chewing on a pencil

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Card 12

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The term used for body movements such as facial expressions, posture, gestures, orientation etc.

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Card 13

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The communication barrier involved when someone's attitudes prevents the correct reading from being made

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Card 14

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Refers to a choice of items from a set, e.g. putting a cat on the cover of a book, rather than a dinosaur or zombie

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Card 15

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Going to the cinema, hunting, brewing tea and writing a novel are examples of this

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