Language Level 3+4: Phonology and Graphology

Language Level 3+4: Phonology and Graphology

1. Alliteration

   • Internal Sound Repetition
     • Consonance - repetition of internal consonant sounds
       • E.g. 'pitter patter'
     • Assonance - repetition of internal vowel sounds
       • E.g. 'you usually amuse me'
     • Sibilance - repetition of 's' sounds
       • E.g. 'I saw a snowy icicle'
   • External Sound Repetition - repetition of the same sound and the start of words
     • E.g. 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'

2. Sound Types

   • Fricative - f, v and z sounds
   • Plosive - b, p, t, d, k, and g sounds
   • Liquid - l sounds
   • Nasal - m and n sounds

3. Onomatopoeia

   • Lexical - words which link to their sound
     • E.g. 'bang', 'pop'
   • Non-lexical - non-words used to signify something through their sounds
     • E.g. 'ouch'

4. Phonoaesthetics

   • Euphonic - a combination of pleasant or rhythmical sounds
     • E.g. 'the sea lapped gently against the sandy shore'
   • Cacophonic - a combination of harsh sounds
     • E.g. 'the troll spat at the troublesome twins'

5. Graphology

   • Semiotics - the signs and symbols in pictures
     • E.g. a heart has connotations of 'love'
   • Multi-modal texts - text that relies on both words and pictures to convey it's meaning