An introduction to mode and mode features.

Lesson One
Introduction to Mode and Mode Features.
In this lesson you will be introduced to the types of mode and mode features.
You will explore register and how register links to mode and the types of lexis or words.
As well as identifying whether the text is received visually or aurally, you must consider to what extent a text is:

a.    Spontaneous/Planned

b.    Permanent/Ephemeral

c.     Impersonal/Personal

d.     Distant/Immediate

e.     Interactive

f.    Synchronous/asynchronous

2.      Register: the formality of a text

       

       A high register text is likely to be highly planned, impersonal, distant, permanent, asynchronous and not very interactive. The lexis is likely to be polysyllabic and low frequency.

      A low register text is likely to be spontaneous, ephemeral, personal, immediate, highly interactive and synchronous. The lexis is likely to be monosyllabic and high frequency.

    
       I have attached the first lesson which explores this in greater detail.

    

Language and mode introduction to mode and mode features from kparuk