E304 Exploring English Grammar: Creating Relationships

This set of flashcards covers key vocabulary and concepts from the E304 Exploring English Grammar notes, focusing on interpersonal meaning-making, language use, and social dynamics.

Tenor

Refers to social roles and relative social status, social distance, and speaker/writer positioning in a text.

Interpersonal Meaning

The meanings that are created in language concerning social relationships, roles, and dynamics.

Lexicogrammatical Resources

The linguistic tools (syntax, vocabulary, etc.) used to construct meaning in language.

Speech Functions

Functions that include statements, questions, commands, and offers that facilitate communication.

Social Distance

The degree of familiarity or emotional closeness between communicative interlocutors.

Register Variables

Key aspects of context that influence language use: field, mode, and tenor.

Modality

The grammatical and lexical means of expressing the speaker's or writer's attitude towards the likelihood, necessity, or desirability of a proposition.

Appraisal

A framework for expressing attitudes, feelings, and evaluations in language.

Positive Evaluation

A type of appraisal that expresses a favorable assessment of a person, situation, or object.

Negative Evaluation

A type of appraisal that expresses an unfavorable assessment of a person, situation, or object.

Declarative Mood

A grammatical structure used to make statements.

Interpersonal Metafunction

The aspect of language that pertains to social interactions and relationships.

Imperative Mood

A grammatical structure used to give commands or requests.

Modalisation

The expression of degrees of probability or usuality in propositions.

Modulation

The expression of degrees of obligation or inclination in proposals.

Informal Language

Casual and conversational language style that often includes colloquialisms and contractions.

Formal Language

Professional or academic language style characterized by full forms, complex sentences, and precise vocabulary.

Interpersonal Themes

Elements in a text that emphasize the relationship between the speaker/writer and the audience.

Narrative Voice

The perspective or persona through which a narrative is conveyed in a text.

Ellipsis

The omission of parts of a sentence or phrase, often used to create a more casual or informal tone.

First-Person Pronouns

Pronouns (I, we, us) that indicate that the speaker is referring to themselves or includes themselves with others.

Second-Person Pronouns

Pronouns (you) that address the reader or listener directly.

Third-Person Pronouns

Pronouns (he, she, they) that refer to others who are not part of the conversation.