1
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characteristics
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- permanent
- planned, drafted, edited
- one-way communication
- delayed feedback
- generally considered more formal
- requires literacy
- space-bound/ physical requirements
2
Q
features of the written mode
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- sentences
- layout and formatting
- spelling (orthography) and punctuation
3
Q
phonetics and phonology features
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- descriptions/verbs to create vocal effects e.g. whisper
- onomatopoeia
- alliteration, assonance, consonance
- a sense of volume, stress and intonation created through formatting (graphological), spelling (orthological) and -punctuation features e.g. non-standard spelling, capitalisation “NOOOO!!”
- assimilation, elision, sound substitution and vowel reduction represented through orthography
4
Q
morphology and lexicology features
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(informal)
- shortenings e.g. esp, sec
- affixation esp. hypocoristic suffixation e.g. mozzie, parma
- initialisms & acronyms
- neologisms
- blending, compounding
- colloquialisations e.g. mate, dude, reckon
- slang e.g. fair dinkum, crook
(formal)
- elevated lexemes
-jargon
(neither)
- high frequency lexemes e.g. stuff, thing
5
Q
syntactic features
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- sentence types/structures
- ellipsis
- fragments
- phrases and clauses
- passive and active voice
- listing e.g. dog, cat, horse, rabbit
6
Q
semantic features
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- denotation & connotation
- semantic field
- colloquialisms & idioms
- synonymy & antonymy (creates emphasis around an idea)
- euphemism (polite) & dysphemism (crude)
- figurative language
7
Q
discourse features
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- layout e.g. headings, sub-headings, dot points (list), columns, tables, contents
- font & size
- formatting e.g. bold, italics, underlined
- punctuation (can have emotive function/purpose)
- hyperlinks (online text)
8
Q
is listing a syntactic or discourse feature?
A
syntactic
9
Q
is a list a syntactic or discourse feature?
A
discourse (dot point –> discourse)
