text analysis

(text analysis) Order Description analyze a text for linguistic features that may be potentially a challenge. include prevalent features of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics (please don't send me an analysis of only vocabulary or lexical density). Register – language of a specific context Field – subject, e.g. linguistics Tenor – relationship between writer and reader Mode – oral or written Lexical density (higher # of content words per sentence - especially nouns and adjectives) Abstraction - Passive voice constructions; Nominalization (turning verbs or adjectives into nouns); Complex NPs (nouns with adjectives and prepositional objects - He called out to his friend) Discipline specific vocabulary (math: function, addends, science: population, trait, ELA: narrative, recall) more general academic vocabulary (e.g., language relating to academic functions: analyze an argument, defend a position, cite a source, elaborate, clarify, examine; other high level (low frequency) vocabulary surrounding the topic. features of the language of science, social studies, math (look at syntax minilecture) Semantic features of a word - synonyms, antonyms, multiple senses of a word, ambiguity, logic. Phonological features of words: which sounds/segments may be difficult for students?