How language patterns create meaning

What this note covers

1. What the syllabus actually means by a 'language pattern'
2. The three families of pattern: repetition, alternation, contrast
3. Patterns in word choice: semantic fields, register, modality, pronouns
4. Patterns in syntax and structure
5. Patterns in visual and multimodal texts
6. Finding patterns fast in an unseen text
7. Turning a pattern into an analytical sentence
8. How this is examined in the WACE paper

8 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes