repertoire of elements – A repertoire is a group of generic elements. For example two films may share the same repertoire however they may be seen by different audiences as there is not one film that uses all elements. 

corpus – new texts added to the genre ie, body of text.

hybridisation – Hybrid media represents most modern media and the concept that different media forms can work together to create new media. Eg, romantic comedy genre.

historic specificity – Associated with certain time periods.

repetition and sameness – lack of variety and repeated ideas.

variation – a change or dissimilarity.

narrative image – visual image that tells a story or has meaning.

expectations and hypotheses – A hypothesis is a specific prediction about what you expect to happen.

suspend disbelief – To suspend your own belief to enjoy something surreal. Eg, fantasy films and sci-fi.

generic regime of verisimilitude – It is what is likely to be included in the genre. For example, a fantasy novel that includes an imaginary world has a generic verisimilitude. What is likely to occur based on the genre.