Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
Tenor definition
Answer: the relationship between two speakers
2.
Jargon definition
Answer: language used which is specific to a certain area
3.
phatic conversation
Answer: conversation which fulfils a social function (e.g “how are you?”)
4.
legalese definition
Answer: the language in law and legal texts (often not understood by people who aren’t lawyers)
5.
Mitigation definition
Answer: Using language to reduce the seriousness of what’s being said (e.g. hedging and polite forms).
6.
Hierarchy definition
Answer: The structure of power in an institution
7.
Explain the difference between convergence and divergence
Answer: Convergence is changing your speech to resemble those around you. Divergence is using language to distance yourself from others.
8.
Explain the difference between epistemic and deontic modality
Answer: Epistemic modality expresses a degree of probability or certainty (e.g. may, could). Deontic modality expresses a degree of necessity (e.g. much, need)
9.
Explain the concept of power asymmetry
Answer: When people in a conversation have different amounts of power.
10.
Explain the concept of synthetic personalisation
Answer: Addressing an audience as individuals by using second person pronouns.
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