A01 Extra Terminology

A01 Extra Terminology

1. Mode

   • Oppositional View - the view that texts are either spoken or written mode
   • Continuum View - the view that mode is a continuum and that texts can have elements of both spoken and written mode
   • Blended Mode - a text that combines elements of spoken and written mode
   • Spoken Mode - a text which was originally spoken
   • Written Mode - a text which has been written

2. Genre - a way of grouping texts based on expected shared conventions

   • E.g. blogs, articles, forums etc

3. Stylistics - a focused way of analysing texts through interrogation of the language

4. Multi-Purpose Text - a text that has more than one purpose

   • E.g. a text that both informs and entertains the reader

5. Audience - a constructed image of an ideal reader/listener

   • E.g. parents, older people etc

6. Register

   • Formal - a style of speech/writing characterised by formal lexical choices and standard grammar
   • Informal - A style of speech/writing characterised by informal lexical choices and non-standard grammar

7. Representation - the portrayal of events, characters and places into a coherent form

8. Word Class

   • Open - word classes that take in new words as language develops and changes
     • E.g. nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives
   • Closed - word classes that remain static as language changes
     • E.g. determiners, connectives and prepositions

9. Participant - used in reference to minor characters

   • Included - a character explicitly mentioned in the base text
     • E.g. Offred's daughter
   • Excluded - a character not explicitly mentioned but whose existence can be assumed
     • E.g. other Handmaids