CAT1014: Writing - Purpose, Style & Audience (Session 5)

Vocabulary flashcards covering noun phrase structure, premodifiers, postmodifiers, context dimensions (Field, Tenor, Mode), and functional text formats.

Noun Phrase

A word group with a noun or pronoun at its head, functioning primarily as a subject, object, or complement.

Simplest Noun Phrase

A noun phrase consisting of a single noun without any additional modifiers.

Simple Noun Phrase

A noun or pronoun used with or without a determiner (e.g., "The book is on the table").

Complex Noun Phrase

A noun phrase that includes adjectives, prepositional phrases, or relative clauses to add details.

Compound Noun Phrase

A noun phrase that combines two or more nouns, usually connected with conjunctions.

Modifier

A word or word group placed within a phrase to provide additional information about the word being modified.

Premodifier

A modifier that appears before the noun in a noun phrase, such as initiators, determiners, ordinals, quantifiers, or adjectives.

Postmodifier

A modifier that goes after the head noun in a noun phrase.

Initiator

A constituent that precedes the determiner in a noun phrase and places a limit on the noun (e.g., "Only", "Nearly", "Almost", "All").

Possible Constituents of a Noun Phrase

The elements that can make up a noun phrase in order: Initiator, Determiner, Ordinal, Quantifier, Adjective, Noun, and Postmodifiers.

Prepositional Phrase (as Postmodifier)

A postmodifying phrase that follows a noun and begins with a preposition (e.g., "The girl with the yellow headband").

-ing Phrase (as Postmodifier)

A postmodifying phrase starting with a present participle that follows a noun (e.g., "The boy throwing the ball").

Relative Clause (as Postmodifier)

A postmodifying clause following a noun (e.g., "The poem that she wrote").

That Clause (as Postmodifier)

A clause following nouns like idea, fact, belief, or suggestion (e.g., "in spite of the fact that she earns a small salary").

To Infinitive (as Postmodifier)

An infinitive verb phrase placed after a noun to serve as a postmodifier (e.g., "no fruits to eat").

Purpose

The reason for preparing a functional text.

Audience

The individual or individuals who will be reading a text.

Context

The circumstances under which a text is prepared.

Field

The overall theme of a functional text.

Tenor

The audience aspect when analyzing functional text production.

Mode

The presentation or medium of information in functional text production.

Informative Functional Text Format

A functional text structure consisting of 1. Statement to state the main idea, 2. Supporting details, 3. Closing Statement.

Instructive Functional Text Format

A functional text structure consisting of 1. Introductory statement, 2. Steps, 3. Closing statement.

Persuasive Functional Text Format

A functional text structure consisting of 1. Statement to show your stance, 2. Supporting details, 3. Concluding statement.