Key Words

• Lexis


  The vocabulary of English, including the changes over time, both socially and historically.
• Semantics


  A word's meaning and the relationship between words.
• Grammar


  The rules that govern the structure and creation of language.
• Pragmatics


  The way in which language is used socially informed by the context. It is the meaning that cannot be found at surface level.
• Phonetics and Phonology


  The study of the sounds of speech.
• Prosodic Features


  The features that appear when we put speech together. (PITPV)

  
  

  Pitch

  Intonation

  Tone

  Pace

  Volume
• Graphology


  The visual aspects of a text, the design and choices of style.
• Discourse


  Whether a text is written or spoken communication, what type of text it is.
• Register


  The way you speak, depending on the audience, purpose or social situation.
• Idiolect


  An individual's way of speaking that is unique to them. ( Their vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.)
• Dialect


  Language that people speak depending on social or geographical influence.
• Sociolect


  The way in which a particular social group speaks (ethnic groups or teenagers).
• Context


  Time period, where and how a text is produced
• Producer


  Who created the text
• Reciever


  Who is consuming the text
• Field


  Topic of the text often indicated by vocabulary- specialist words
• Mode


  What medium the text is (spoken, written, etc.)
• Multi-Modal


  A text containing multiple modes in it. e.g, a TV advert has text, a voiceover, and moving images
• Manner


  The level of formality, how impersonal/personal something is.