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Unit 1 Non Fiction Frameworks - Coggle Diagram
Unit 1 Non Fiction Frameworks
Lexis & semantics
Register
Level or formality
Demotic
Regular language
Polysyllabic
words with more than one syllable
Slang
Informal, colloquial language
Jargon
subject specific lexis
Polysyndeton
repetition of 'and'
Personification
giving inanimate objects human qualities
Dynamic verbs
verb which shows a progressive action
Semantic field
groups of lexis which have a unified theme
Superlative
saying that something is the best or worst it can
Tone
the emotive voice/ attitude behind a text
Intensifier
modify adjectives or adverbs by heightening the emotive content
Monosyllabic lexis
one-syllable words
Hyperbole
exaggeration
Antithesis
opposites within a clause
Hypophora
question that is answered by the writer/speaker
Colloquial
everyday language
Repetition
lexis or grammatical structures used more than once for effect
Emotive language
lexis used to create a specific emotion in the reader
Epistrophe
repetition of lexis at the end of a sequence of clauses
Triplet
three adjectives or verbs in a sequence
Apposition
noun or noun phrase which is immediately followed by a noun of noun phrase for clarification
Syntactic Parallelism
repetition of the same syntax
Rhetorical question
question which does not require an answer
Archaic
words which are less common in colloquial language
Noun
person, place, thing, idea
Taboo language
socially unnaceptable language
Adverb
a word which describes a verb
Pronoun
takes the place of a noun
Adjective
a describing word
Article
a word used to modify a noun
Proper noun
name of a particular person, place or thing
Verb
a doing or a being word
Literary
Phonology
Alliteration
Repetition of letters and sounds at the start of sequence of words
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
Rhyme
Lexis that sound the same
Fricatives
Alliteration of the letter 'f'
Plosives
Harsh alliteration using 'p' or 'b'
Grammar
Pragmatics
Humour
Use of comedy in a text
Relationships
How the text connects between the addresser and addressee
Sarcasm
Ironic utterances and use of wit
Attitudes
The perspective and message of the text
Implied meaning
What you can infer from lexis or a text
Connotations
What lexis can mean and symbolise
Values
The morals of the text
Satire
Wit, irony and a text that focuses on ridiculing human follies and vices
Rhetorical
Spoken
Discourse