Discourse and Graphology - Paper 1 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageInvestigating languageASOCR Created by: GrxcebmblbCreated on: 21-05-19 21:02 What is discourse? The way in which texts are organised into coherent wholes via cohesive patterns. 1 of 15 There are four written discourse structures. What are these? List/instructions, problem/solution, analysis and narrative. 2 of 15 What are the features of a list/instructions discourse structure? Logical progression through stages, use of imperative verbs to instruct and guide. E.G recipes. 3 of 15 What about a problem/solution DS? A problem identifed clearly with a solution shortly following. E.G a product ad. 4 of 15 What is the analysis DS? Breaks down key ideas into constituent parts. Evaluates/explores. E.G articles. 5 of 15 What is a narrative DS? Details a series of events, chronological or non-chronological. E.G novels. 6 of 15 In terms of spoken discourse structures, what is a one speaker? A monologue, one participant is speaking. Usually a narrative. 7 of 15 What is multi-speaker? Conversational dialogue. 8 of 15 What is graphology? How a text is put together as a whole. 9 of 15 There are two types of signs in graphology, name them. Symbolic and iconic. 10 of 15 Identify - Images that are direct depictions of what they represent, offering a straightforward representation of what they stand for. Iconic signs, 11 of 15 What are symbolic signs? Images that draw on connotations, usually based on cultural models. 12 of 15 Cultural models are a set of criteria for an image/text derived from what? Cultural expectations. 13 of 15 What is it meant by shape in graphology? The layout and how it gives an indication to the texts genre. E.G paragraphs/columns. 14 of 15 What is typography? How the text is printed. Could focus on colour/font/size/emboldening or italicising that may rep a certain age/gender. 15 of 15
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