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Ch 10, Context of Situation (Definition:has three components: field, tenor…
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Context of Situation
Definition:has three components: field, tenor, and mode.
Example: When students read academic texts in history, math, science, and language arts, they myst learn to comprehend the academic registers of these different subject areas.
Characteristics: mode refers to the means of communicational. The field refers to the subject being discussed. The tenor is the relationship between the speaker and listener or reader and writer.
Non-example: Not relying on the field, tenor, or mode to constitute the register of language.
Lexical Density
Definition: Linguists measure informational density by determining the number of lexical words in each clause
Example: Content words--nouns, verbs, adjectives, and some adverbs--that occur in texts
Characteristics: If the information load is greater than the information load of conversational registers, the text has more lexical density, making texts for challenging for readers
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Nominalization
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Example: The words reproduction and fertilization in the passage about planarians--both words are nouns
Non-example:using the verb forms to express the actions in a sentence. The nouns name the actor and the verbs express the actions.
Characteristics: Academic registers also make frequent use nominalization, which makes text abstract.
Derived Topic
Defintion: in a paragraph with derived topics, the topic is a derivation or example of the topic of the first sentence
Example: If the topic of the first sentence is emergent bilinguals, a derived topic might be a type of emergent bilingual, such as an adequate formal schooling student
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Characteristics: The derived topic pattern is commonly used when students develop a paragraph using examples
Chained Topic
Example: Struggling readers can become engaged readers with the right instruction. Engaged readers enjoy reading a variety of books.
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Definition: One of the ways in which Brown refers to a pattern writers can use to create cohesive paragraphs
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