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What is context of production?
The personal, social, historical and cultural circumstances in which a text was made.
Name the four kinds of context used in this topic.
Personal, social, historical and cultural.
What is a literary text? Give two examples.
A creative text such as a short story or poem, written to explore ideas or experience.
What is a non-literary text? Give two examples.
A text with a practical or informative purpose, such as a news report or an advertisement.
What does the pronoun 'we' do in a text?
It creates a sense of shared membership between the creator and the audience.
What is register?
The level of formality of language, chosen to suit audience and situation.
What does a rhetorical question do?
It invites the audience to agree without needing an answer, drawing them into the creator's view.
What is the chain linking context to effect?
Context shapes purpose; purpose and audience shape text and language; language creates an effect.
What is modality?
Language showing certainty or obligation, such as must, might or certainly.
What is a genre convention?
A repeated pattern of structure, language or style that audiences expect in a text type.
What is the inverted pyramid in news?
A structure that puts the most important facts first, then less important detail.
Why might a creator subvert a convention?
To surprise the audience, draw attention to the message or make it memorable.
What is the form of a text?
Its type or shape, such as news article, editorial, poster or video report.
What is the inverted pyramid?
A news structure with the most important facts first and detail later.
How can you test whether a statement is a fact?
Ask whether it could be checked and proven true or false.
Name three signals of opinion.
Evaluative words, modal verbs such as should or must, and phrases like in my view.
What is a main idea?
The central message the writer wants the audience to take away.
What is a cultural reference?
A mention of a person, event, saying or custom that relies on shared knowledge.
What is implied meaning?
An idea suggested without being stated directly.
What is connotation?
The feeling or association a word carries beyond its literal meaning.