Types of Written Language Week 14 & 15

Informal Writing Features

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

Tentative Conjunctions

Although

Formal Writing Features

planned, revised

solitary, monologue

Therefore

permanent record

wide audience, strangers

message- orientated

immediate, spontaneous

interactive, dialogue

ephemeral, no record

private, one-to-one, known public

Tentative Language

Tentative conjunctions can give room to change ideas further on in the text piece, it also show thoughtfulness towards the text.

'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

Legalise

The language of law.

Sentence types

Statistics '1 in three'

removing words such as as, in

eg 'Girl, 15, stabs neighbour'

Simple sentences

One clause (subject and verb)

Dramatic language

E.g Simon waited for the train

Compound sentences

2 independant clauses connected
by helper word

Thinnernyms

Short words

E.g This house is too expensive, and that house is too small

Complex sentence

Phrasal Verb - A verb and a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.

Noun stacking

Independant clause and one or more
dependant clauses

STOP

An independent clause (unlike a
dependent clause) can stand
alone as a sentence.

An example of this would be "Showed Up"

Typical words used: 'clash' instead of argue, people in lab coats 'boffins'

Polysemic Words -