Features of blogs/diary entries

Features of blogs/diary entries

1. Lexical features

   • pronouns
   • adjectives
   • adverbial phrases
   • colloquialisms
   • informality
   • specific semantic field
   • examples of idiolect/sociolect
   • Salutations
   • proper nouns
   • conversational

2. Grammatical features

   • first person
   • past tense
   • active
   • declaratives
   • fragmented sentences

3. Structure

   • chronological
   • simple/short sentences
   • anecdotal

4. Theories/ideas

   • Fairclough - conversationalisation
   • elements of post-standardisation
   • Jean Aitchinson's theories