In English Language Units 1 - 4 we will be using these variables to annotate texts:
Mode#card
The medium of communication
- Written
- Spoken
- Sign
Register#card
Formality and respect level, the way a person speaks in respect to their audience
- Intimate: people you know really well, close
- Casual: the way we speak every day to one another, varies from more formal to less in of itself
- Consultative: where there is an uneven power relationship, i.e. doctor patient, student teacher
- Formal: one way, so a speech or letter. maybe meeting the queen lol
- Frozen: things that don’t change, such a marriage ceremony, beginning of a sermon, starting of a high court, welcome to country
Context#card
Established background/circumstance, situation surrounding text
- Situational
- Cultural
- Historical
Audience#card
The demographic that your are speaking to
Function#card
Purpose of communication, what we are hoping to gain
- What is the text set out to do
- Social purpose, e.g. building rapport, encouraging group membership
Field#card
How specialised the communication is, area of interest + subject area
Setting#card
Where the communication is taking place
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