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6 Cards in this Set
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What is a sentence? |
Words combined to form a grammatical unit |
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What is a text? |
An actual use of language written for communication |
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What is ‘the convergence of discourse’? |
When the reader takes from the text what the writer wantedthem to. The purpose of the communication is the discourse. What is understoodby the reader is also the discourse/meaning. Convergence means coming together. |
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What is paralanguage? |
Tone of voice, pauses in speech |
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What is a multimodal written communication? |
Text with pictures, diagrams, charts etc |
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What are semantic meanings? |
Definitions eg the semantics of ‘he’ is a single male figure |
