English Language Frameworks

English Language Frameworks

1. Grammar

   • Word Classes: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs
   • Syntax: Pre/Post modification, Active/Passive Language
   • Subordination
   • Sentence Types: Conjunctions, Complex, Compound, Simple, Minor
   • Declaratives, Imperatives, Interogatives, Exclamatives

2. Lexis

   • Orthography
   • Etymology
   • Taboo Language
   • Figurative Language
   • Archaic Language
   • Denotation/Connotation
   • Neologism
   • Synonyms/Hypernyms
   • Address Terms
   • Jargon
   • Hyperbole

3. Discourse

   • Tag Questions
   • Conventions of Discourse, e.g - Menu
   • Discourse Markers
   • Referencing: Anaphoric, Cataphoric, Exaphoric, Endaphoric
   • Cohesion/Coherance
   • Register
   • Deixis
   • Extended Metaphors

4. Pragmatics

   • Underlying Meaning
   • View point/Register
   • Genre/Audience/Purpose
   • Semantics/Interpretation
   • Euphamisms/Dephemisms
   • Allegory/Metaphor
   • External/Internal Factors

5. Phonology

   • Stress/Intonation
   • Onomatopoeia
   • Alliteration/Sibilance/Assonance
   • Patterning
   • Fricatives/Polosives
   • Non-Fluency Features

6. Graphology

   • Image Layout
   • Relevence/Links
   • Size