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Function
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The function is the purpose of a text.
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Register
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The register is the level of formality in written or spoken language.
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Euphemism
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Euphemism is avoidance language. It is a polite, vague, or indirect way of communicating taboo concepts.
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Audience
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The audience is the group of people a text is aimed at.
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Mode
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The mode is one of written, spoken, or signed language.
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Context
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The context of a text is the environment that it is posted in, such as a political piece, a newspaper article, or an advertisement.
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Lexis
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A lexis is the words (lexical items) used in a text, by a specific group, or in a given context.
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Colloquialism
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Colloquialisms are expressions not used in formal speech or writing, such as idioms or slang. They are usually considered only to be appropriate for casual conversation.
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Sentence Types
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Sentence types are one of declarative, exclamative, interrogative or imperative. Remember that this is not the same as sentence structure.
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Sentence Structure
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Sentence structure can be simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.
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