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16 Cards in this Set
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TEXT
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An example of spoken or written language for analysis.
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DISCOURSE
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A continous stretch of language (especially spoken) that is longer than a sentence.
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TRANSCRIPT
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An accurate written record of a conversation or monologue, including hesitations and pauses.
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SCRIPT
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A pre-planned and written out speech.
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GENRE
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The category or type of a text, such as comedy, tragedy and horror.
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CONTEXT
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The place or situation where the text might be read or spoken.
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AUDIENCE
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The people for whom the text was produced.
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PURPOSE
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The reason why a text has been produced.
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FORMALITY
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The language patterns and words a text uses and whether they are formal or informal.
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MODE
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The medium of communication, for example speech or writing.
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OPPOSITIONAL VIEW
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A broad way of defining modes, which suggests that their qualities are strictly opposites, for example writing is formal, speech is informal.
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CONTINUUM
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A way of representing differences by placing texts along a line showing degrees of various features.
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PROTOTYPE
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A "best-fit" example of a particular category. For example, for many people, an apple is a prototypical fruit.
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SUB-MODE
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A sub-division of a mode, such as poetry, drama or conversation.
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TYPE
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A form of text such as play, short story and recipe.
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MULTIMODAL TEXTS
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Texts that combine word, image and sound to produce meaning, for example a children's storybook that includes images to support the text.
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