figurative language Words or phrases used in a way that differs from the expected or everyday usage. Figurative language creates comparisons by linking the senses and the concrete to abstract ideas. Words or phrases are used in a non-literal way for particular effect, for example simile, metaphor, personification. Figurative language may also use elements of other senses, as in hearing with onomatopoeia, or in combination as in synaesthesia. finite verbs Verbs that have a specific tense and a subject with which they grammatically agree (see verb). A complete sentence must contain a finite verb. fluency Ease of flow, for example in talking, reading, handwriting and spelling. framing The way in which elements in a still or moving image are arranged to create a specific interpretation of the whole. Strong framing creates a sense of enclosure around elements while weak framing creates a sense of openness. full stop (.) A punctuation marker used to indicate the end of a sentence that is a statement or command, for example 'Maria came into the room.', 'Come into the room, Maria.' gaze The directed look of either a viewer or figure in an image, including demand and offer. gender In text study, exploration of the way notions of gender identity are constructed by the language and values of the text. In grammar, a requirement for agreement between nouns, adjectives, verbs and pronouns that must agree when they are referring to males or females. genre The categories into which texts are grouped. The term has a complex history within literary and linguistic theory and is often used to distinguish texts on the basis of, for example, their subject matter (detective fiction, romance, science fiction, fantasy fiction) and form and structure (poetry, novels, short stories). grammar The structure of the language we use and the description of language as a system. In describing language, attention is paid to both structure (form) and meaning (function) at the level of the construction of words (graphemes), the word, the sentence and the text. Information about language structure in comprehending a text, for example information sentence structure, text organisation and word order. grapheme A letter or combination of letters that corresponds to or represents phonemes, for example the f in frog, the ph in phone, the gh in cough.
figurative language Words or phrases used in a way that differs from the expected or everyday usage. Figurative language creates comparisons by linking the senses and the concrete to abstract ideas. Words or phrases are used in a non-literal way for particular effect, for example simile, metaphor, personification. Figurative language may also use elements of other senses, as in hearing with onomatopoeia, or in combination as in synaesthesia. finite verbs Verbs that have a specific tense and a subject with which they grammatically agree (see verb). A complete sentence must contain a finite verb. fluency Ease of flow, for example in talking, reading, handwriting and spelling. framing The way in which elements in a still or moving image are arranged to create a specific interpretation of the whole. Strong framing creates a sense of enclosure around elements while weak framing creates a sense of openness. full stop (.) A punctuation marker used to indicate the end of a sentence that is a statement or command, for example 'Maria came into the room.', 'Come into the room, Maria.' gaze The directed look of either a viewer or figure in an image, including demand and offer. gender In text study, exploration of the way notions of gender identity are constructed by the language and values of the text. In grammar, a requirement for agreement between nouns, adjectives, verbs and pronouns that must agree when they are referring to males or females. genre The categories into which texts are grouped. The term has a complex history within literary and linguistic theory and is often used to distinguish texts on the basis of, for example, their subject matter (detective fiction, romance, science fiction, fantasy fiction) and form and structure (poetry, novels, short stories). grammar The structure of the language we use and the description of language as a system. In describing language, attention is paid to both structure (form) and meaning (function) at the level of the construction of words (graphemes), the word, the sentence and the text. information Information about language structure in comprehending a text, for example sentence structure, text organisation and word order. grapheme A letter or combination of letters that corresponds to or represents phonemes, for example the f in frog, the ph in phone, the gh in cough.
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