Throughout the last two weeks of the spring semester, yes only around 2 weeks, we have learned many terms about language and analysis in class. I have never gone into such details with these terms and I am glad I now have a better understanding and a much broader analysis vocabulary. Here are just a few of many terms which I have learned in just two short weeks and four short classes:
Lexis (language) - the lexis is another word for language which is used in a particular group or community. It is this language or lexis which separates the group from any other like them. It is the level of language that is used.
Analysis - a detailed examination of an element or whole. Analysis is picking things apart to interpret a broader or smaller meaning of a single picture, object, or term. It is basically looking beyond what is right in front of the human eye.
Categories -groups that particular objects and items can be placed based on their characteristics. This tends to come up a lot in analysis because the human mind is constantly comparing and contrasting pre-known knowledge with new knowledge.
Genre - characterized by form style or subject manner. A genre is a type of category things can be placed into.
Cultural Knowledge - pre-concieved information, skills, beliefs, and value. A great aspect in analysis when comparing and contrasting.
These a just a few of the many words that I have learned about language analysis. As you can see, all the words go with one another and work with one another to create on complete thought, idea, or analysis.
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