Techniques

• What is a noun?

  A person, place, or thing
• What do verbs do?

  Show action or state of being
• How do adjectives and adverbs differ?

  Adjectives describe nouns, while adverbs describe verbs
• What is a pronoun?

  A word that stands for a noun or noun phrase
• What is an antecedent in relation to pronouns?

  An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to
• What are the three aspects of pronouns mentioned?

  Number, person, and gender
• What do prepositions show in a sentence?

  The relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words
• What are examples of determiners?

  • Articles: a, an, the
  • Demonstratives: this, those
  • Possessives: my, their
  • Quantifiers: every, some, either
• What are the coordinating conjunctions known as FANBOYS?

  For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
• What is lexis in relation to semantics?

  Lexis refers to related words within a semantic field
• What does phonology study?

  The sound system of the language
• What are the practical rules of using language referred to as?

  Pragmatics
• What is an idiom?

  An expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from the meanings of its individual words
• What is grammar?

  A system of rules that enables communication
• What is a discourse community?

  A group of people who share common goals and specialized language
• What does graphology study?

  The study of handwriting and its relation to character
• What is context in language?

  The circumstances that form the setting for an event or statement
• Who is the audience in a piece of writing?

  The listener or readership to whom the text is addressed
• What is genre in literature?

  A major category or type of literature
• What does mode refer to in language?

  How the text is received and its features
• What is register in writing?

  The style of the text
• What is the purpose of a text?

  One's intention or objective in writing
• What does representation refer to in language?

  The portrayal of events and people through language
• What is audience position?

  The concept of the writer imagining the audience's assumptions
• What is subject position?

  The perspective from which events are perceived
• What does tenor refer to in a text?

  The relationship between the writer and the audience
• What are close tenor pronouns?

  Pronouns like 'you', 'us', and 'we'
• What factors influence the production of a text?

  • Subject positioning
  • Individual ideas and experiences
  • Gender and social background
  • Social and historical events
  • Mode of reception
  • Degree of planning
• What factors influence the reception of a text?

  • Audience positioning
  • Individual knowledge and experience
  • Social and historical events
  • Shared cultural understanding
  • Mode of reception
• What are the characteristics of written language?

  It is permanent, impersonal, and planned
• What are the characteristics of spoken language?

  It is temporary, personal, and immediate
• What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous communication?

  Synchronous requires everyone to be present at the same time, while asynchronous does not
• What is high frequency lexis?

  Common words used frequently in language
• What is low frequency lexis?

  Uncommon words used infrequently
• What factors should be considered in blended mode communication?

  • Primary channel of reception
  • Interactivity (monologic/dialogic)
  • Relationship between writer/speaker and audience
  • Degree of spontaneity or pre-planning
  • Features of "text lang" in electronic texts
  • Formality of the text
• What are common nouns?

  Nouns that name any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas
• What are proper nouns?

  Nouns that refer to a particular person, place, thing, or idea
• What are collective nouns?

  Nouns that name a group of people or things
• What are concrete nouns?

  Nouns that refer to physical things that can be touched and measured
• What are abstract nouns?

  Nouns that refer to ideas, processes, or occasions that cannot be touched or seen