What else you need to know: language content and type
When you’re asked to identify the type of writing by referring to the conventions of the form, you are being asked to say what type of publication the communication came from.You must remember that:
Broadsheets
Broadsheets usually provide opinion columns, world news and home news; all presented as detailed analyses. Many of the issues discussed in a broadsheet might not be commented on at all in a tabloid. Broadsheets use complex sentences and vocabulary.
Tabloids
Tabloids usually provide stories about people, celebrities and gossip. Serious stories are reported, but not usually in any great depth. Photographs accompany many stories, and these can sometimes be as big as the main story.Tabloids use a straightforward, easy-to-read vocabulary, with no complex words or sentences.
Magazines
Magazines provide features on topics related to the theme of the magazine. Most magazines are themed on one topic (TV Times, Woman’s Weekly, Loaded, etc.).
Magazines use a vocabulary that suits the topic of the magazine. This will usually be specialised in some way. Language is not necessarily complex, but it usually requires some degree of inside knowledge to understand.
Other Written Forms
When you define the source or type, you must consider the content and type of language and vocabulary used.
