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Field: Topic, Activity or Purpose

Field Specific Vocabulary

Collocations

Abbreviations

Pronouns

Metaphor and poetic devices

Mode: Communication Channel

Spoken, written, signed

Passives and Nominalisations

Complex Syntax

Conversational Markers

Latinate Vocubulary

Cohesion, written

Punctiation

Tenor: Social Relationships

Frozen, formal, consultative, casual or intimate

Use of pronouns

Direct address = More casual

Latiante Vocabulary => more formal

Imperatives = More casual

Cohesion => More formal

Not really (GDP is pretty common knowledge)

A few

Some

What field topic or activity are we in?

Politics, journalism

Written newspaper article

Nothing interesting

Nope

Written. Some spoken in terms of text

From Book

Vocabulary

Grammar

Ideologically contested words (sexist, racist?)

Formal or informal words?

Expressive value of words? Are evaluative words used?

Type of verbs?

Active of passive sentences?

Activity?

States?

Important features of modality? Fx. Are statements certain or are the hedged (might, probably) or adverbs that explain authors opinion fx. obviously, certainty.

Pronouns (we you etc)

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