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6. Cohesion

  • A measure of how well a text fits together as a whole.
  • A measure of how well letters fit into the alphabet.

7. Homophonic Representation

  • The use of single letters and numbers to represent words based on similarity of sound. E.g. G8
  • The representation of words that sound the same as other words

8. Influential Power

  • POwer used through knowledge or skills.
  • Power used to influence or persuade others.
  • Power used through status in position

9. Exchange Structure

  • A series of turns between painters
  • A series of turns between speakers.
  • A series of goods exchanging between speakers

10. Register

  • A variety of language appropriate to a particular purpose and context.
  • A variety of language inappropriate to a particular purpose and context.

11. Constraints

  • A way in which powerful participants may block or control the contributions of less powerful participants. E.g. Interrupting
  • Chains
  • A way in whic powerful participants may help or aid less powerful participants

12. Vowel Omission

  • Leaving out vowel sounds in textspeak and other electronic communication.
  • Leaving in vowel sounds in textspeak and other electronic communication.

13. Minor Sentence

  • A grammatically incomplete sentence.
  • A small sentence
  • A grammatically complete sentence

14. Personification

  • A figure of speech where an animal or an inanimate object is described as having human characteristics.
  • A figuire of speech where a human is described as having animal or inanimate characteristics.

15. Lexical Field

  • Lexical items that are similar in a range of motion and prosperities
  • Lexical items that are similar in a range of meaning and properties
  • Lexical items that are dissimilar in a range of meaning and properties

16. Face Threatening Act

  • A communicative act that threatens someone's positive or negative face needs.
  • A communicative act that threatens someone's status.

17. Hedging Device

  • A linhuistic device used to express modality
  • A linguistic device used to express uncertainty.
  • A linguistic device used to express certainty.

18. Discourse

  • A consistent stretch of langauge that is shorter than a sentence.
  • A continuous stretch of langauge that is longer than a sentence.
  • A consistent stretch of language that is longer than a sentence

19. Phonetic Spelling

  • A spelling that represents the sound of a word as opposed to its conventional spelling.
  • A spelling that misrepresents the sound of a word as opposed to its conventional spelling.

20. Ellipsis

  • The missing out of a word/s in a sentence.
  • The missing out of sounds or parts of words in speech or writing.
  • The missing out of sentences in speech or writing