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 an informative text?
To inform
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
What text type commonly uses rhetorical questions, evidence, imperatives and a call to action?
Persuasive texts
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
Figurative language is a common feature of which text type?
Imaginative
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
What is the purpose of texts which address public discourse?
to influence public opinion, to engage in social issues.
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
Which text type most commonly uses the emotive function?
Personal texts