Languages
What's Runglish?
a hybrid language / interlanguage (Russian + English)
What's Headlinese?
a language of headlines with its own features (abbreviations, alliteration, puns, omission of auxiliary words, etc.)
Name a short story in which one of the components of the plot is omitted.
Eveline (exposition), Hannah (climax)
What is Esperanto?
an artificial / constructed language created by Ludwig Zamenhof to promote universal understanding
Name 3 aims of the BBC.
inform, educate, entertain
Which stories have a frame structure?
The Story-Teller and The Open Window by Saki
Name 4 language categories from the language pyramid.
peripheral, central, supercentral, hypercentral
Name 3 cyber crimes.
phishing, cyber scamming, cyber stalking
Name short story genres.
sci-fi, a fairy-tale, utopia, detective, dystopia, fiction, a spine-chiller
Which accent do you need to have in your toolkit to get ahead in the UK? Which accents are a hindrance?
RP (beneficial)
strong regional or ethnic minority accents like Scouse, Cockney, Brummie (detrimental)
What should people be vigilant about in a news article to be able to discern fact from fiction?
clickbait headlines, phoney experts, broken links, no eyewitnesses, photoshopped pictures, a lot of pop-up ads
Name the components of the plot.
exposition, complications, (the rising action), climax, (the falling action), resolution / denouement
Name 5 minority languages in the UK.
Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Cornish, Manx
malinformation (information that stems from the truth but is often exaggerated to cause harm)
misinformation (false information that is not intended to cause harm)
disinformation (false information that is intended to manipulate, cause damage)
Name plot-building techniques.
flashback, foreshadowing, retardation, a trick ending, suspense, surprise, a twist, a twist in the tale, a sting in the tale