English Language Categorising Texts

Choose a linguistic feature that 2-4 texts share.

The vocabulary system; meaning at word and phrase level (includes semantics)

The structural relationships within and between sentences and utterances

The sounds of English, how they are produced and are described; includes prosody

The ways in which social conventions/ implied meanings are encoded in spoken and written language

• longer stretches of text, looking particularly at aspects of cohesion
• The way a text creates identities for particular individuals, groups or institutions e.g. The discourse of law, politics, the media

Language as a semiotic system creating meaning through textual design, signs and images

Situational variation and register: how language varies in relation to audiences, purposes and contexts

How language may vary as a consequence of the channel of communication (speech, writing and mixed modes)

The language style acquired by individuals as a result of their personal characteristics, systems of belief and social experience

The variations in language produced as a result of local community and regional diversity

Language variations produced by the effects of education, socio-economic class, systems of belief, occupation and membership of social groups

Find examples of this particular linguistic feature in action and give them as EXAMPLES

Show your understanding of the groupings by explaining why they have used the feature and subtle differences between their usages