Explain the difference between tabloid and broadsheet newspapers
Tabloid - Tends to be more lightweight and have a less well-educated audience
Broadsheets - Usually attracts the more 'highbrow' sectors of society because they include more political and cultural stores
Identify the main linguistic features of headlines
Simple/Informal lexis, journalese, puns, ellipsis, noun phrases, present-tense verbs, phonological devices
List lexical devices commonly associated with newspapers
Tabloids - more informal, journalese, emotive/dramatic/sensational language, bias
Broadsheets - more formal, journalese, factual/informative language, neutral tone/subtle bias
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