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 -