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    Informal language has a variety of functions in Australian society. What do you see as some of the crucial roles of informal language in contemporary Australia? Informal language has a variety of functions in Australian society. The main function of informal language has to do with Australia’s culture. Slang and informal language gives a sense of belonging‚ pride‚ mateship‚ informality and laid-backness‚ which is an accurate description of a typical Australian. In Australian society slang

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    "Kookie!" Jimin shouted running around the house checking every single room looking for Jungkook not leaving a single corner left unchecked. "Jimin what the fuck are you doing?!" Yoongi cursed while sitting on the toilet as Jimin thoroughly looked around the bathroom for any sign of Jungkook "I’m looking for Jungkookie‚ have you seen him hyung?" he said putting the shampoo bottle down looking over to his hyung who looked like he was ready to kill him ""I don’t give a shit! So get the fuck out

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    CCAAPTT Text A is a transcript that comes from a popular television chat chow ‘The Jeremy Kyle Show’. The interview is between Jeremy Kyle and Andrew‚ a 22 year old man that has been accused of cheating on his wife. The show has a direct audience of the studio crowd but it has been televised for predominantly female viewers at home in the daytime. The show entertains its audience by revealing the personal problems of guests on the show whilst Jeremy Kyle councils them. The text is quite confrontational

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    ” (pg.136‚ paragraph 2). There are times‚ however‚ when doublespeak has positive qualities to it‚ and is unintended and become harmless‚ or at least less harmful. Lutz points out the different types of doublespeak: euphemism‚ jargon‚ gobbledygook‚ and inflated language. Euphemisms can be used when one is sensitive to someone’s feelings and doesn’t wish to cause unrest‚ or it can be used to mislead and cover over an embarrassment or unpleasant situation. Jargon is the specialized language of a trade

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    Dealing with death: the effect of love on death    Death‚ an event that cannot be avoided is often paired with tragedy. Poem at Thirty-Nine by Alice Walker shows a daughter grieving for her dead father‚ Mother in a refugee camp tells the story of a mother’s care for her dying son‚ and Rosetti looks at a dying woman wanting her lover to forget her and move on in Remember. Death has been taken on by many poets from Thomas Hardy to Seamus Heaney‚ and whilst they explore death’s effect from different

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    1.What is slang? Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker ’s dialect or language. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo (see euphemism). It is often used to identify with one ’s peers and‚ although it may be common among young people‚ it is used by people of all ages and social groups. EG: mug = face; trap = mouth Such words are based on metaphor‚ they make speech

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    The Death of Reality and the Reality of Death Death is never easy. Afterall it is the only sure thing anyone will ever do. Yet how one dies is determined by how they live. One who lives their life to the fullest will be content and open to death‚ while one whose life has been empty will fear it; but what if the difference between full and empty was not so easily differentiated? What if reality and falsehood were the same? This idea is contemplated in both Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and

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    of the dangers indicate that he believes his reader probably is not sensitive to doublespeak and needs help to recognize it. QUESTIONS ON WRITING STRATEGY 1. Lutz’s principle of classification is the intention of doublespeakers. Those who use euphemisms are trying to “mislead or deceive” (par. 7) with inoffensive words. Those who use jargon seek to give their words “an air of profundity‚ authority‚ and prestige” (10). Those who use gobbledygook or bureaucratese are bent on “overwhelming the audience

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    audience can be challenging at almost any given time. There are six major barriers that may interfere with your ability to communicate effectively with your audience in business communication. Clichés‚ jargon‚ slang‚ sexist and racist language‚ euphemisms‚ and doublespeak are all barriers that will effect your business communication and will affect your message from being received. Once you have lost someone by saying any of the above the rest of your message will not be received. Clichés‚ at

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    doublespeak which are euphemism‚ jargon‚ gobblygook‚ and complex language. From these sub groups of double speak‚ he further explains detail of such doublespeak and its effect to the public. In essence‚ the effect of the author is to inform the audience precisely about doublespeak in many angles. He does not take a strong stance on his argument‚ but he does let his audience know that double speak is an effective rhetoric to use in certain circumstances. The idea of euphemism is to sugar coat an instance

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