younger generation that have developed a new form of communication that’s not Standard English which we have called ‘slang’. I am going to analyse an MSN conversation between two boys named ‘JJ’ and ‘Pete’ and a girl called ‘Kat22’. In this online conversation‚ the two boys are talking about going to a party‚ then one boy leaves the chat and a girl is added. During the conversation‚ many slang words are used‚ for example; ‘wagwan’ meaning what’s going on? (A greeting)‚ ‘safe’ and ‘fam’. This is quite different
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Explore some aspects of the ways your speech changes according to the context you are in. Recently it has become clear to me that I have not been using my speech in a particularly high register‚ this shows me that maybe I am not using my speech in a good enough way. I have found that my idiolect varies when I am in different situations this may be due to the company that I am in. you tend to hear a change within my speech especially when in a sociolect group of friends‚ when I listened to a
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Analysing a Newspaper Story How is a Newspaper Article Structured? All newspaper articles follow a particular framework or structure. Headline: All stories have a headline‚ which gives the reader an idea of what the article is about. Tabloid headlines often use puns or other techniques‚ such as alliteration‚ to captivate their audience. Introduction: As the first paragraph in an article‚ the introduction is very important. Its contents tell the reader in more detail what the article
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Jamie Oliver’s style of speech is very different to many of his contemporaries: he uses his distinctive style to present himself as a down to earth‚ friendly TV chef. Oliver is the only person talking in his transcripts because he is cooking and explaining his actions for the TV show. The fact that he is cooking while talking means that there are numerous pauses and fillers in the transcript‚ for example “you wanna coat the bottom ... of the pan.” The pause indicates that he is demonstrating this
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Arif 3 Mouzam Arif Mr. O’Gorman ENG3U0 – A September 16‚ 2014 Writing a Critique: What’s in This Toothpaste? In the essay What’s in This Toothpaste? by David Bodanis. The audience/reader is informed about how toothpaste in made‚ the ingredients which are used to make just a bottle of tube and other alternatives that can be used if you opinion about toothpaste changes. The author talks about if toothpaste is something you should consider or keep using. There are a few examples of diction
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Figurative Language versus Literal Language Maurice Mayo Sonja Sheffield Critical Thinking 1/25/13 It is important for one who speaks figuratively to take in consideration the audience might not be able to fully follow or understand them completely. Although figurative language can be entertaining‚ it can be interpreted in a way other that what was intended. Therefore‚ it will need some explanation. The word “idiom” is an expression whose meaning is not literally what’s said‚ but it is
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Negro novelist mentions that there is a flaw with black Americans. For example‚ the young novelist proclaimed that blacks neither have their own characteristic food nor their own language and how many people do not know what soul food is. Also‚ some slang terms have developed the names for soul food which creates the foods own uniqueness. 1. Baraka simply is stating some types of food they ate but he wants to prove his point about what people thought how some of the food was made and prepared. Also
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The Role of Culture in Discourse 1.0 Introduction Discourse‚ its etymology comes from Latin‚ discursus (which means “running to and fro”) is the term that concerns with spoken and written communication. In linguistics‚ discourse is a unit of language longer than a single sentence. More broadly‚ discourse could be the use of spoken or written language in a social context. According to Hinkel and Fotos (2002) in New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms‚ discourse
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STRATEGIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SPEECH The first few years of people’s life are key to the development of speech‚ language and cognitive skills. For this reason it is important to create activities and strategies for helping to develop speech and language skills that give them all the stimulation‚ positive role modeling and human contact that they need. STYLE IN LANGUAGE a. Principles in Choosing Words 1. Clear In speech‚ we should use clear word to make the audience undesrtand what we
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University of Phoenix Material Scholarly Writing Analysis Worksheet In assigned pairs‚ select one of the non-discipline-specific journal articles from the required text readings for PHL/700R Day One or Day Two. Critically analyze the article as an example of scholarly writing. Article Author or Authors: Cunliffe‚ A.L. Article Title: ON BECOMING A CRITICALLY REFLEXIVE PRACTITIONER Part One: Scholarly Writing Conventions Elements of writing Reader’s overall impression Examples
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