Annotation

Question 1

Analysing the way language is shaped according to…

Answer 1

1. Audience
2. Purpose
3. Genre
4. Mode
5. Context

Question 2

Analysing the way language is used to…

Answer 2

1. Construct meanings and representations

2. Enact relationships between writers, speakers and audiences or between participants within a text.

Question 3

When analysing, it’s important to take into account…

Answer 3

1. Methods of language analysis
2. How identity is constructed
3. How audiences are addressed and positioned
4. The functions of the texts
5. The structure and organisation of the texts
6. How representations are produced.

Question 4

What areas of language have to be analysed?

Answer 4

1. Phonetics, phonology and prosodics: how speech sounds and effects are articulated and analysed
2. Graphology: the visual aspects of textual design and appearance
3. Lexis and semantics: the vocabulary of English, including social and historical variation
4. Grammar, including morphology: the structural patterns and shapes of English at sentence, clause, phrase and word level
5. Pragmatics: the contextual aspects of language use
6. Discourse: extended stretches of communication occurring in different genres, modes and contexts.

Question 5

Analysis of graphology must include…

Answer 5

1. Font style- emotion suggested/ assumption about reader
2. Font size- effect created/ eye catching/ importance
3. Positioning of text- relevance/ what fights for reader’s attention/ house style
4. Text image cohesion- relevance of image/ link to lexis
5. Colours- assumes what about readers?/ issue/time of year/ context/ lexis link
6. Lexis- genre/audience/purpose/devices/effects