Termiology

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What is a prose text?
descriptive text
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What is a poetic text?
poetry
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What does context dependant mean?
where you have to be aware of the context to fully understand the text
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What is discursive writing?
writing that explores or discusses a topic or issue
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What are monosyllabic words?
words with one syllable
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What are polysyllabic words?
words with more than one syllable
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What are prosodic features?
the vocal aspects of speech (e.g. volume, speed, intonation)
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What are intensifiers?
a word that gives more impact to an adverb or adjective (e.g. very, really)
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Who/what are the contexts of production?
the writer of the article (who,where,when,why)
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Who/what are the contexts of reception?
the audience/reader (who,where,when,why)
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What is register?
the language used (e.g. formal or informal)
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What is a dialect?
words used based on location of the writer/speaker
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What is a socialect?
words used in a social group (i.e. lawyers or teenagers)
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What is an idiolect?
words/phrases specific to an individual
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What is pragmatics?
NOT saying exactly what you mean but still being understood
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What aer phonologhical features?
sound features (i.e. onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance)
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What are semantics?
the study of meaning and how its created
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What is denotation?
what is actually
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What is connotation?
what is implied
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poetry

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What is a poetic text?

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where you have to be aware of the context to fully understand the text

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writing that explores or discusses a topic or issue

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words with one syllable

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