FRAMEWORKS

Framework/Linguistic Method: 

               

•   LEXIS   

  Word-choice. Meaning a word and phrase level.                                         

• GRAMMAR                                 

    How the language is built i.e. the structure and rules which underpin how we form sentences.

• PHONOLOGY                      

   How we organise the sounds of our language to produce certain effects including rhythm, rhyme, intonation, stress, pauses, etc.

• PRAGMATICS

    How we know what language means when it is used in a specific context, sometimes described as “reading between the lines”.

• DISCOURSE

a)      How longer stretches of text are organised (cohesion – how it holds together e.g. use of discourse markers)

b)      The way the texts create identities for particular individuals, groups or institutions e.g. the discourse of law, politics, the media.

• GRAPHOLOGY

    How the design of a text can contribute to meaning including use of fonts, graphics,       colours etc.