What is the role of inference?

[ReganM]

VCAA 2009, like, Q1. ):

What doe sinference do in general?

[iroflmfao]

Doesnt inference refer to information which needs prior knowledge
It promotes coherence

[moolz25]

Inference is something that has been deducted from the text, by the writer.  It assumes the reader or listener knows about a specific topic due to cultural and implicit knowledge to create coherence. If the reader/listener doesn't know about the inferred information, the text would make no sense, causing confusion.

AKA:  The writer assumes you know about their reference.  If you don't, you aint gonna get it.

[str8upazza]

thats why his talking about a big brother styled house

[ReganM]

Ohh, ok. Thanks!

Also, do stylistic features come under coherence or cohesion..

[moolz25]

Cohesion. 

eg.  repetition.

George likes music.  George was not hungry.

Synonym/near synonym

The man asked her to sing a song.  Her voice vibrated as she sung.

Hyponym, hypernym, superordinate, co-hyponym.

Plants (Hypernym) are a general term to describe the majority of flora.  Flowers(hyponym) is a more descriptive term.  The
Rose and Sunflower(co-hyponyms) were the most interesting.


etc

[ReganM]

Ahh, thanks a lot. <333


good luck all with the EL exam.