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Recognising Informal Language - Coggle Diagram
Recognising Informal Language
colloquial language: casual and relaxed informal language that is often location specific
slang
newly formed words and phrases, commonly found in very informal contexts
can be playful, crass or suggestive in nature
"fr (for real)" , "dude" "mew" "lock in"
use as part of a sociolect that establishes in group membership
colloqial language examples
idiomatic expressions
contraction
abbreviation
informal syntax and grammar
ellipsis
regionally specific language
shortening of names
eg. australian slang "brekkie" "arvo" "barbie"
used to establish rapport, in group membership
shortenings of language used to create speed
australian values, casual culture stereotype
taboo language
language that is considered inappropriate or insulting by a large portion of society
swearing
the use of a specific set of terms, deemed rude and offensive in a particular culture
"shit"
eg. bodily functions ( periods, sex etc)
dysphemism: words or phrases that magnify a blunt or taboo word or phrase to increase its impact
"worm food" instead of "passed away"
"croak" "buy the farm" "pop the clogs" "pushing up the daisies"
in group membership, humour
emoticons
emojis
small icons or pictures that are embedded into a digital text
💀❤️
🌱🐺
visual pictures created using keyboard symbols
:-)
٩꒰ ˘ ³˘꒱۶~♡
:0
used for a greater range and speed of emotional expression
aesthetic purposes, emotional expression (adresser)
context specific graphemes
individual symbols that represent different meanings depending on the situation in which they are used
eg. #, *
increases speed of communication
Features of informal texts
flexible and creative use of language
unplanned, dynamic, adaptable
Purpose is to express ideas and engage with their audience in a way that is authentic and relatable
Subsystem Patterning
Shows the underlying structure and creativity of everyday communication
used informally for an inventive or playful effect
Phonological patterning
Alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, rhythm and rhyme
adds emphasis, more memorable and engaging
eg. advertising
helps express creativity
entertain audiences
more tolerated in informal setting
shortening and adjusted words can be used because there is usually shared topic knowledge
gestures and articulation
allows speech to be faster, more fluent
elision, reduction, addition and assimilation
contractions - wont cant
elisions - gunna
morphological patterning
Affixations, abbreviations, shortenings, compounding, blending, back information, conversion of word class, initialisms, acronyms and contractions
make speech and writing more efficient especially in written informal communication such as text messages
can create/support in group membership
synatctic patterning
antithesis
listing
often used for efficiency
parallelism
Used to add dramatic effect or humour, make a statement seem more persuasive, emphasise a point, create a rhythm, or demonstrate shared knowledge and a close social distance.
semantic patterning
Figurative language, irony, metaphor, oxymoron, simile, hyperbole, personification, animation, puns and lexical ambiguity
can add nuance and depth, often through expressing humour or sarcasm
make the text more engaging by adding an element of playfulness and creativity
facilitate cohesion and coherence by the way that language meanings are grouped and organized
Metaphors, similes and idioms are often culturally specific therefore, supporting in-group membership