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    of spoken language that I have used in my home. When I am speaking to a person with a higher position is society‚ I will greatly vary my speech in terms of my vocabulary and even reduce or abolish the use of less formal features such as fillers and acronyms. However whilst I am conversing with a person of my age or a similar position in society‚ I will greatly use informal features such as tag questions and ellipsis. In my informal conversation with the plumber‚ I have used an array of spoken language

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    Language is an important aspect in human life. It is a means of communication the person to the others. The people need language to looking for and give people benefit information. People need language as a communication to express their feeling‚ though and desire. Language has two major purposes for us that are as an instrument of communication and as a vehicle of thought (Dummett: 2002). Language as instrument of communication means that people use language to gather all of the information that

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    Accent The ways in which words are pronounced. There will usually be pat terns in the way that consonants are pronounced (or dropped) and t he way vowel sounds are made. Accent can also vary according to the region or social class of a speaker. Context  The situation or circumstances in which speech takes place. This will impact greatly on the speech encounter and the way that speakers will vary their speech according to the recipients and the environment.  Dialect The distinctive grammar

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    Algeo and Butcher (2013) state that the purpose of language is to communicate‚ whether with others by talking and writing or with ourselves by thinking. There are many differences between speaking and writing in English and studies have been conducted to evaluate these differences (Chafe & Tannen‚ 1987). The spoken language is a transient (Crystal‚ 2005) and automatic response accompanied by body language‚ hand gestures‚ facial expressions and paralanguage. Unless speech is recorded‚ it becomes an

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    forms of language use. “English is a rich and fruitful language”‚ this high concept quote is something that I have heard over and over again throughout my life in education. However to answer this question this quote has to become adjusted towards the question that needs to be answered. An adjustment to this statement would be “speaking and texting are rich and fruitful creative forms of language use”; therefore changing and manipulating the 136 characters of SMS language and spoken language creating

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    Topic: Write an essay to show the similarities and/or differences between a reading written works and watching TV. Books are known as the first medium bearing the function of conveying information to people; they were invented about 5000 years ago. If books can be considered as the traditional medium‚ television is the modern one. In fact‚ it was first introduced in public in the late 1920s and soon became a significant part of the daily life. Both of these media provide people with information

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    Spoken Language Study Look around you‚ on public transports‚ waiting in a queue or even at the dinner table and people are on their mobile phones. Many are inseparable from this device‚ not because they are perpetually talking but because they are constantly connecting with friends through text messaging. In this spoken language study I have collected a variety of research to explore views and opinions on texting and whether text messaging is hindering Standard English. Whilst conducting my research

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    when they consciously try to listen for differences in their idiolect‚ such as their pitch‚ intonation‚ pronunciation‚ speed‚ lexis and length of their utterances. One aspect of speech which changes is my pitch. I use sarcasm occasionally when speaking to friends which involves placing unusual stresses‚ a higher pitch and speech is often slower‚ louder and more forced to emphasise the statement. For example‚ “ well done Adam” becomes “well done Adam” when spoken sarcastically. Confidence also

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    Explore some aspects of spoken language used in your home My idiolect is intensely influenced by the individuals who reside in my house or visit regularly. This happens because I have been with them most of my life so I pick up some language techniques they use. I belong to a family of five; my mum‚ dad‚ older brother (Alex)‚ little sister (Daniella). My aunty‚ whose name is Kenny‚ lives in my house frequently and various other aunties and uncles visit if we’re are celebrating or just to have a

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    Writing plays an important role particularly in modern society. Spoken language very dominant followed by the spoken language. When talking about Language‚ writing is a part of four skills‚ apart from listening‚ speaking‚ and reading‚ which language student should be mastered. Especially for the students‚ writing is a skill in which is they should be mastered since elementary school. Unfortunately‚ writing might be the most difficult skill to be mastered which contains numerous problems. Grammatical

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