Subsystems
What is the suffix in the word "Happily"?
-ily
Which function focuses on objective facts and statements?
What are the two ends of the register continuum?
Informal and formal
What is the purpose of tenor?
To explain the relationship between the participants of a text
The setting, text type, mode and field of the text and target audience are part of which type of context?
Situational context
What is the root of the word 'exercising'?
exercise
A text that uses a conative function will likely included what type of language?
Persuasive
A text that uses words such as "hey" and "gonna" falls at which end of the register?
informal
How might the tenor differ between a conversation with your principal and a chat with your best friend?
With your principal, the tenor would be more formal, show respect, and reflect a power difference.
With your best friend, the tenor would be informal, relaxed, and equal.
Describe/explain "situational context"
The circumstances in which the communication takes place
What word class do the following words fit into?
Adverbs
What is a common feature of the Phatic function?
Social greetings and goodbyes
Do contractions make a text more or less formal?
Less
Read the following line of dialogue:
"Good morning, Mr Thompson. I’ve prepared the documents as you requested."
What does this sentence suggest about the tenor of the interaction?
It suggests a formal relationship, possibly between an employee and a superior. The speaker shows respect and deference, indicating a power imbalance.
Provide an example of how someone would communicate in the following context:
Setting: Australia; Text type: SMS; Participants: Parent (adresser) /Child (adressee)
Any example such as:
"When will you be home?"
or
"please answer your phone."
What type of sentence is this: Although I was tired, I decided to go for a run, and I felt much better afterward.
compound-complex
Which participant establishes the emotive function of a text?
Addresser
What type of register would be used if the tenor is distant?
Formal
Tenor involves the ________ between participants, including their relative levels of ________ and social ________.
relationship
power
distance.
Explain the setting, audience and text type of the following:
“Dear Mr Smith, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to request annual leave for next Friday.”
Setting: work place
audience: boss
Text type: Email
Which subsystem can you use to help establish the field of a text?
Semantics - Semantic domain
Correctly spell the other name used of the poetic function.
Aesthetic
What factors should you consider when deciding whether to use formal or informal language in writing or speech?
context, audience, purpose, and tenor
Text A:
"Hey, can you send me that doc when you get a sec? Cheers!"
Text B:
"Dear Mr Jacobs, I am writing to request a copy of the document at your earliest convenience. Kind regards."
Explain the linguistic feature that shows which text has the more distant tenor.
Text B shows a more distant tenor. It uses formal address ("Dear Mr Jacobs"), polite modal verbs ("I am writing to request"), and a formal closing ("Kind regards"), all of which signal a less familiar relationship and greater social distance.
"Step into comfort and style with our all-new collection of shoes — designed to keep you moving all day, every day!"
Explain the lexical choices which are influenced by the situational context.
field: "step" "comfort" "style" "shoes" "moving"
mode (written): use of hyphen
Text-type: "step into..." "comfort" "style" "you" "all day, every day"