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Title: metalanguage problem
Post by: dave101 on May 21, 2016, 10:59:32 pm

Hey guys.

I sort of a have a problem at the moment. I know my metalanguage really well, when people talk about it, for instance "euphemism", i'll know what is it and be able define it and all that. But when I read texts try and to annotate & analyse it, I tend to struggle and not be able to locate some of them and instead just end up finding some really obvious ones.

Any solutions?

Cheers

Title: Re: metalanguage problem
Post by: zsteve on June 11, 2016, 08:18:15 pm

I had similar struggles back then. Practice makes perfect- if you have KF's Green Book, I'd advise photocopying the text, annotating it, and then looking at the example response to see what you picked up and what you missed.
Take a good look at what you missed - and try to see it intuitively. The more you practice, the better you become. And just keep an eye out in the media, news, internet, or even ATARNotes. (e.g. one commonly observes the use of dysphemism here...)

Title: Re: metalanguage problem
Post by: chickennugget on June 13, 2016, 04:20:26 pm

Quote from: zsteve on June 11, 2016, 08:18:15 pm

KF's Green Book

Do you mean this book?
https://www.bookdepository.com/VCE-English-Language-Exam-Guide-Kirsten-Fox/9781921411939

Title: Re: metalanguage problem
Post by: zsteve on June 13, 2016, 04:25:18 pm

Yup! commonly known as just the 'Green Book'