English Language Chapter 3 SAC

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5 Prosodic features

pitch, intonation, stress, tempo & volume

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functions of language

referential, emotive, connotative, poetic, phatic and metalinguistic functions.

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conjunctions - coordination & subordinator

link words, phrases and sentences together.

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coordinator

FANBOYS

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subordinator

tie sentences together by linking clauses and sentences. Eg. after, before, because

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prepositions

Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word to indicate time, place or relationship. Eg at, on, in

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referential function

The sharing of information - ideas, facts, and opinions. The information may or may not be true, but presents it as factual.

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phatic function

Create and maintain social connections between the addresser and the addressee. They tend to be somewhat meaningless outside a social context, and the focus is on the contact - the way the message is delivered and received

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emotive function

Allows users to express emotions and desires. The purest demonstration of the emotive function is an interjection

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connotative function

Typically involves directions, questions and commands. Messages with a conative function aim to cause the addressee to react in some way.

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metalinguistic function

Used to talk about language itself. This could be to clarify something, clear up ambiguity, or to describe linguistical terms.

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poetic function

Focuses on the formation of the message itself and the beauty or wit of the text’s composition, rather than on the addresser or addressee.

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adverbs

help describe, modify or quantify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, phrases or sentences.

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types of adverbs

  • time, place & manner

  • cause & effect

  • degree

  • certainty

  • frequency

  • comment

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sentence structures

  • simple sentence

  • compound sentence

  • complex sentence

  • compound complex sentence

  • fragment

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simple sentence

contain a single clause consisting of a subject & predicate.

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compound sentence

consist of 2 or more independent clauses that are joined together with a coordinator, contains 2 sets of subjects & predicates.

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complex sentence

consists of 1 independent clause & at least 1 dependent clause.

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compound complex sentence

combination of compound & complex sentences. contain at least 2 independent clause that have been joined by a coordinator & at least 1 dependent clause that’s been joined by a subordinator.

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fragment

incomplete sentences that still make sense missing a subject or predicate

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predicate

Consists of the main verb of a clause and all of its modifiers. It contains the whole of the clause that comes after the subject.

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interjection

a word phrase that express a strong feeling or emotion. Eg. ouch, woah!

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independent clauses

phases that can stand alone and make sense by themselves.

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dependent clause

phrases that can’t stand alone and need another phrase to make sense.

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