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Types of Written Language Week 14 & 15 (Tentative Language ('…
Types of Written Language Week 14 & 15
Informal Writing Features
immediate, spontaneous
interactive, dialogue
ephemeral, no record
private, one-to-one, known public
Ephemeral
(lasting a very short time) in spoken language because nothing is kept in permanent record.
Conjunctions
- Words that connect sentences or phrases together.
More Confident
Therefore
Tentative Conjunctions
Although
Tentative conjunctions can give room to change ideas further on in the text piece, it also show thoughtfulness towards the text.
Formal Writing Features
planned, revised
solitary, monologue
permanent record
wide audience, strangers
message- orientated
Tentative Language
'Appears to be'
'Seems'
'Tends to'
'Suggests that'
'possibly'
'It is likely that'
'Could be'
'Indicates'
Cohesion
Identification
"The black cat walked. THEY then...
Ellipsis
Parts missing from the sentence but you still understand the sentence
"I'm going toilet"
Headlinese
Play on words/puns
Omission
removing words such as as, in
eg 'Girl, 15, stabs neighbour'
Statistics '1 in three'
Dramatic language
Thinnernyms
Short words
Noun stacking
Typical words used: 'clash' instead of argue, people in lab coats 'boffins'
Legalise
The language of law.
Sentence types
Simple sentences
One clause (subject and verb)
E.g Simon waited for the train
Compound sentences
2 independant clauses connected
by helper word
E.g This house is too expensive, and that house is too small
STOP
Complex sentence
Independant clause and one or more
dependant clauses
An independent clause (unlike a
dependent clause) can stand
alone as a sentence.
Phrasal Verb
- A verb and a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.
An example of this would be "Showed Up"
Polysemic Words
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