hs225 Glossary

Distinctive ways of pronouncing sounds to a social group defined by region or social class

People in society who have easy access to mainstream media, people with power

Role of audience in media

Film footage of real events

Two part conversational exchange, eg, greetings for greetings

How media sets the topic and terms for public debate

A marginalized language in society

Conversation that does not occur in real time, opposite to face to face conversation, intentional pauses are introduced

For whom public mode of communication is designed

Occupation of creating texts

A device that allows presenters to read a script while looking directly into a camera

Vocal or visible feedback given by hearer to speaker in the course of talk

Systematic news perspective

Repurposing everyday objects symbolically

Transmission from a single source to multiple receivers

Controlling or deleting anything found to be objectionable

Radio, TV show where talk focused on host and guests

Ordinary people's voluntary contributions to news

Unambiguous text with fixed meaning, not open to interpretation

Satisfying conclusion

Words habitually co

Acquires materials for publication

Dominant tone of communication values

Shared values, purpose, and kinship

Intuitive knowledge of one's language, native speaker fluency

Alphabetical list of key words in text, index of terms in a book

Quantifies recurring categories in data, analyzing themes in news articles

External factors influencing utterances, speaking formally at a job interview

Improves format, spelling, text, editing a manuscript for publication

Creates text for advertising goods, writing catchy slogans for commercial

Opposes mainstream society's beliefs and norms

Examines TV's impact on the perception of reality

Power based on knowledge and culture, intellectual expertise in cultural matters

Dominance through cultural influence, spread of Western cultural norms globally

Global network of computer systems, interconnected online platforms

Unintentional interruption, gap in broadcast, technical glitch causing silent moments in the air

Words whose meaning depends on context, e

Violation of social norms, perceived threat, public protests challenging social norms

Studying systems evolving over time, analyzing language changes through history

Regional version of language with distinctive patterns, eg southern American English with unique vocabulary

Representing information using binary coding (0 and 1), converting text to binary code for computer storage

Electronic storage, manipulation, and transfer of information

Contrasting linguistic variety with high and low status in speech community

Organization and patterning of language beyond sentences

Non

Ruling party's common sense values and beliefs

Newspaper section expressing the publication's viewpoint

Continuous creation of new values and beliefs

Factually inaccurate or agenda

Social and political movement for equal rights

Influence of the internet in societal discourse

Traditional rural culture preserved orally

Journalism free from state or commercial control

Language associated with a particular gender, difference in male and female speech patterns

Category shaping convention of form, style, or subject, science fiction is a literary genre

Sharing information about an absent third party

Serious and timely news stories, reporting on major political events

Acceptance of ideas by subordinate groups

Cultural artifacts judged of the highest value

Interconnected concepts, beliefs, and values

Creative products subject to ownership laws, copyright protection for artistic works

Digital medium requiring user input, video game with user controlled narratives

Communication between people of different cultures

Global network enabling instant information transfer

Interrelations between a text and others

Recording or reporting current events for the public

Sociological theory explaining how labels inform identity

Dramatic genre relying on exaggerated plots for emotional appeal, soap operas with heightened emotional situations