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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