Text Linguistics Overview 04

Linguistic fit of text's surface structure for grammar and meaning.

Functional connection among the content of a text.

Communicative goals of the writer or speaker in a text.

Newness of the content in the text to the recipient.

Relevance of a text within a specific context.

Factors that increase the likelihood of a choking incident.

Drinking alcohol can slow reflexes, increasing choking risk.

Eating can be hindered by conversations or entertainment.

Solid foods like steak are commonly associated with choking.

Children are also at risk for choking, often on different objects.

Foods most commonly causing choking include hot dogs, grapes, peanuts, and hard candy.

Signs include inability to breathe, talk, or a blue appearance.

A typical presentation of a choking incident often involves gasping and clutching the throat.

The expectation for connectedness and relevance in a text.

A reference outside the text to create meaning.

A reference within the text that creates meaning.

The meaningful development of themes throughout a text.

Tools or phrases that connect ideas and sentences in a text.

The order and format used to organize text, such as chapters and headings.

A situation where a person can't breathe due to obstruction in their airway, often caused by food.

Consumption of alcohol may slow reflexes, increasing choking risk during meals.

Choking in adults most often occurs during evening meals, typically in social settings like restaurants or parties.

Reiterating important information helps reinforce understanding and retention, such as recognizing choking signs.

Victims may be distracted by conversation or entertainment while eating.

Adults commonly choke on solid meats, particularly during social meals.

Groups of words that share the same category or word class, facilitating understanding.

Collections of words that may not share the same class but are connected conceptually.

The theme is what is being discussed, while rheme explains or provides more detail about it.

Children are prone to choking on a variety of objects and foods, especially small ones.

Terms indicating when an event takes place, like 'evening meal' or 'day and night.'

The information considered taken for granted by the writer/speaker.

The new information that is not assumed to be known.

A rheme from one sentence becomes the theme of the next.

Several sentences share the same theme, introducing different rhemes.

Themes taken from a broader hypertheme.

Information clear from the surrounding situation.

Information assumed to be universally known.