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Discourse and Graphology
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- 1GraphologyAll the visual aspects of textual design, including colour, typeface, layout, images and logos.
- 2MultimodalA text that employs more than one mode of communication e.g. images as well as words or an aspect of speech as well as writing.
- 3DiscourseA stretch of language (spoken, written or multimodal) considered in its context of use.
- 4GenreA way of grouping texts based on expected shared conventions.
- 5ModeThe physical channel of communication, either speech or writing.
- 6IntertextualityA process by which texts borrow from or refer to conventions of other texts for a specific purpose or effect.
- 7Typographical featuresThe way fonts are used and set out in texts e.g. type, size, colour, background (to the font), underlined, italicised, bold.
- 8Orthographical featuresThe features of the writing system such as spelling, capitalisation and punctuation.
- 9TurntakingThe way in which participants take turns at talk in interactions.
- 10Adjacency pairAn example of conversational turn taking. Two utterances, by two speakers, one after the other.
- 11Discourse markerWords, phrases or clauses that help to organise what we say or write (e.g. OK, So, As I was saying)
- 12Tag questionA question converted from a statement by an appended interrogative e.g. 'It is nice outside, isn't it?'
- 13Narrative structureHow events, actions and processes are sequenced when recounting a story.
- 14Anaphoric referenceMaking reference back to something previously identified in a text (often using pronouns to refer to an already established reference point e.g. "The woman stood by the door. She made detailed notes of what she could see".
- 15Cataphoric referenceMaking reference forwards to something as yet unidentified in a text e.g. It was warm. It was living. It was a rabbit.
- 16Phatic talkLanguage that is devoid of content but that supports social relationships i.e. small talk
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- AS - Level English language Flashcards on Discourse and Graphology, created by Ben Mussell on 06/05/2016.
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