Quiz
Untitled
Create a free account to finish this quiz
Save your progress and see your final score.
Already have an account? Sign in
Questions in this quiz (35)
1Lexis
- AVocabulary
- BSet of rhyming words
- CLanguage of a particular person
2Lexis
- AVocabulary
- BSet of rhyming words
- CLanguage of a particular person
3Semantics
- AStarting up a new topic
- BStudy of meanings within a text
- CStudy of implicit meaning
4Grammar
- AOrganisation of language
- BSet of words used by a particular person
- CGiving information or talking about a particular topic
5Grammar
- AOrganisation of language
- BSet of words used by a particular person
- CGiving information or talking about a particular topic
6Phonology
- ARhyming words
- BStudy of sounds in a language
- CPhatic talk
7Graphology
- AStudy of visual features of a text
- BStudy of sounds in writing
- CStudy of graphs/tables in a text
8Pragmatics
- AStudy of explicit meanings
- BStudy of implicit meanings
- CStudy of problems in texts such as spelling errors
9Discourse
- ALanguage of a particular field
- BLanguage of a certain culture
- CLanguage in an argument
10Idiolect
- ALanguage use that is typical of a particular person
- BLanguage use that is typical of a particular style of writing
11Phatic talk
- ANeeded in a conversation
- BNot necessary, but polite, Makes conversations run smoothly
- CWords associated with food
12Expressive talk
- ASwearing
- BCommunicating feelings, ideas, emotions and opinions.
- CFocus on initiated conversation
13Referential talk
- AThe relationship between the language and its context.
- BGiving information or talking about a particular topic
- CActivity taking place at the time or the subject matter.
14Transactional talk
- AInterchange between at least two people with purpose of achieving a goal
- BThe relationship between the language and its context.
- CCommunicating feelings, ideas, emotions and opinions.
15Register
- AThe relationship between the language and its context.
- BSpeaker committed to a certain course of action e.g. 'bet', 'guarantee', 'promise', 'swear'
- CSpeaker expresses an attitude about a state of affairs e.g. 'apologise', 'deplore', 'thank', 'welcome'
16Tone
- ASocial relationships being enacted. Politeness, degrees of formality and relative status of participants.
- BNon-verbal aspects of speech
- CSpeaker committed to the truth of a proposition - words such as 'affirm', 'believe', 'conclude', 'report' used
17Directives
- ASpeaker tries to get a hearer to do something e.g. 'ask', 'challenge', 'command', 'request'
- BSpeaker committed to a certain course of action e.g. 'bet', 'guarantee', 'promise', 'swear'
- CSpeaker alters the status quo by making the utterance e.g. 'I resign', 'you're nicked', 'I name this child'
18Commissives
- ASpeaker expresses an attitude about a state of affairs e.g. 'apologise', 'deplore', 'thank', 'welcome'
- BSpeaker committed to a certain course of action e.g. 'bet', 'guarantee', 'promise', 'swear'
- CMeans adopted for communication e.g. speech, writing, engraving on a stone
19Declarations
- ASpeaker alters the status quo by making the utterance e.g. 'I resign', 'you're nicked', 'I name this child'
- BEmphasis on a word
- CWhen speaker stops for a breath - expressed as (4) or (.)
20Expressives
- ASpeaker expresses an attitude about a state of affairs e.g. 'apologise', 'deplore', 'thank', 'welcome'
- BSounds - sighing, yawning, huffing, laughing, humming
- CHow fast
21Expressives
- ASpeaker expresses an attitude about a state of affairs e.g. 'apologise', 'deplore', 'thank', 'welcome'
- BSounds - sighing, yawning, huffing, laughing, humming
- CHow fast
22Pitch
- ASpace of writing
- BSpeed of writing
- CLow/Medium/High voice
23Syllables
- ARhyming words
- BBeats in a word
- CSpeed of writing
24Paralinguistic features
- ABody language - shrugging, facial expressions
- BWords that mean more than one thing
25Paralinguistic features
- ABody language - shrugging, facial expressions
- BWords that mean more than one thing
26Fillers
- A'Um', 'Ah', 'Er' - sounds for thinking time
- BCutting someone off
- CBelief that all types of language are acceptable - non judgemental
27Back channel behaviour
- AStart something, stop, change mind
- BListener does this to encourage speaker to continue - 'Uh huh', 'Mmmm'
28Hedges
- ASpeakers does this. 'Well', 'Sort of', 'Kind of', 'Right?', 'You know?'
- BTwo people speaking at the same time - can be supportive
- CThe variety of language that is typically used by the members of a particular social group
29False starts and self corrections
- AStart something, stop, change mind
- BBelief that one type of language is acceptable - judgemental
- CThe variety of language that is typically used by the members of a particular social group
30Prescriptivism
- ABelief that one type of language is acceptable - judgemental
- BThe variety of language that is typically used by the members of a particular social group
- CBelief that all types of language are acceptable - non judgemental
31Descriptivism
- ABelief that one type of language is acceptable - judgemental
- BBelief that all types of language are acceptable - non judgemental
- CForbidden, swearing
32Denotation
- ALiteral meaning of a word as it appears in the dictionary
- BAn association, idea or feeling that is conjured up
33Connotation
- ALiteral meaning of a word as it appears in the dictionary
- BAn association, idea or feeling that is conjured up
34Semantic field
- AGroup of words which are related in meaning
- BWhen lexis in a text creates a chain of meanings throughout a text
35Auxiliary
- AVerb that supports the main verbs. Can be used to indicate the time of action. Main ones are 'to be', 'to have' and 'to do'
- BThe base form of a verb
Information
- Description
- Quiz on Untitled, created by baach on 26/03/2014.
- Author
- baach
- Language
- English
- Views
- 10
- Rating
- No ratings yet Rate this quiz