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Purpose and appropiacy - Coggle Diagram
Purpose and appropiacy
Different ways of expressing the same thing
According to context
Formal
Informal
Trying to find the most appropriate
Variables to take into account
Gender
We speak in a different way with members of the opposite gender
Participants
Who are we talking to, it is different taloking to a superior or to a friend
Channel
There are differences between written and spoken language for example
Setting
At home we use informal and at work we may use formal pre-planned speech
Topic
Speaking about engagement is not the same as speaking about football
Perfomative verbs
Functions
Inviting
Apologising
As speakers we may select language for its denotational
According to a purpose in mind we wish to achieve
Offering
Suggesting
Provoke an action