forms of language use. “English is a rich and fruitful language”‚ this high concept quote is something that I have heard over and over again throughout my life in education. However to answer this question this quote has to become adjusted towards the question that needs to be answered. An adjustment to this statement would be “speaking and texting are rich and fruitful creative forms of language use”; therefore changing and manipulating the 136 characters of SMS language and spoken language creating
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differences between spoken and written English? In English‚ speech is known as a social way of communicating and expressing an opinion. On the other hand writing is known more for recording notes‚ facts and information. Each form of English has different ways of interacting with a specific audience. The lexis for both the written and spoken mode is somewhat different. Informal and colloquial is the language used during speech whereas the language used in written is more formal
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Algeo and Butcher (2013) state that the purpose of language is to communicate‚ whether with others by talking and writing or with ourselves by thinking. There are many differences between speaking and writing in English and studies have been conducted to evaluate these differences (Chafe & Tannen‚ 1987). The spoken language is a transient (Crystal‚ 2005) and automatic response accompanied by body language‚ hand gestures‚ facial expressions and paralanguage. Unless speech is recorded‚ it becomes an
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Spoken Language Study Look around you‚ on public transports‚ waiting in a queue or even at the dinner table and people are on their mobile phones. Many are inseparable from this device‚ not because they are perpetually talking but because they are constantly connecting with friends through text messaging. In this spoken language study I have collected a variety of research to explore views and opinions on texting and whether text messaging is hindering Standard English. Whilst conducting my research
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Explore some aspects of spoken language used in your home My idiolect is intensely influenced by the individuals who reside in my house or visit regularly. This happens because I have been with them most of my life so I pick up some language techniques they use. I belong to a family of five; my mum‚ dad‚ older brother (Alex)‚ little sister (Daniella). My aunty‚ whose name is Kenny‚ lives in my house frequently and various other aunties and uncles visit if we’re are celebrating or just to have a
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Writing plays an important role particularly in modern society. Spoken language very dominant followed by the spoken language. When talking about Language‚ writing is a part of four skills‚ apart from listening‚ speaking‚ and reading‚ which language student should be mastered. Especially for the students‚ writing is a skill in which is they should be mastered since elementary school. Unfortunately‚ writing might be the most difficult skill to be mastered which contains numerous problems. Grammatical
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‘Text has added to language use’ Explore a range of texts to investigate to what extent is it true‚ referring to public attitude and describing how you and others adapt to spoken language for specific purposes speaker one when speaking to speaker two starts with only phonetic representation with the word you (‘u’) but as he sinks into the conversation he then goes on to use carious language devices like omission when he says ‘gdgd’ instead of good good‚ he also uses initials when saying ‘OMG’ and
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use sarcasm occasionally when speaking to friends which involves placing unusual stresses‚ a higher pitch and speech is often slower‚ louder and more forced to emphasise the statement. For example‚ “ well done Adam” becomes “well done Adam” when spoken sarcastically. Confidence also affects my pitch and when unsure I tend to speak with a rising pitch‚ almost as if it were a question. Such as once when talking to a strict & imposing teacher I was unsure whether I was allowed to leave ‚ I said
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earliest record of written communication stretches back almost 5‚400 years ago‚ and some speculate that spoken languages have been around for at least 100‚000 years – around 60% of human existence‚ or 15 times as long as civilisation itself. (Derbyshire) Languages are the building blocks of communication – sets of words related to one another so that people understand the world around them and the intents of others. Languages‚ usually‚ are regional – people speak the language that they grew up around
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1.2 An overview of Vietnamese spoken language Le (2013) cites Huynh (1987) who argues that the Vietnamese language has three mutually intelligible dialects‚ namely Southern‚ Central and Northern with distinctive phonetic differences. Although these dialects vary in tone and pronunciation‚ they do not prevent Vietnamese people from understanding each other in communication. Le (2013) argues that spoken Vietnamese has a long history‚ which is considered to have existed since the fourth century BC.
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