Celta Language Analysis Assignment

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Assignment 1 : Language Related Task . Laetitia Rocquet Due November 24th 2014 . Model sentence | You shoudn't have told her ! | Analysis of Meaning | In this sentence we use ' should not have ' to regret a past action . The present perfect is used to express an action that happened at an indefinite time , and when an activity has an effect on the present moment . | Context . | Tell the sts a story : My husband told our youngest daughter that we'll be going to DisneyLand for her birthday , which is in three month . Now she keeps on asking us everyday : ' when are we going ? ' . So I turn to my husband and tell him : You shouldn't have told her ! | Checking Meaning | CCQ 's : Was the husband supposed to tell his daughter ? No Did he tell her ? Yes Can I change this situation ? No | Form | You shouldn't have told her ! Subj Modal Verb + ( not ) + have + past participle Pronoun | ʃʊdnthəv | | Phonology | | ˈʃʊdnt həv təʊld | You shouldn't have told her ! Show linking on board between should / shouldn't + have and the colloquial speech , the 't' is lost . | Model Sentence | I'll have finished the project by Friday . | Analysis of Meaning | In this sentence we use the Future Perfect , to express the idea that something will occur before another action in the future . It can also show that something will happen before a specific time in the future . We use the model verb ' Will ' to predict that an event or an action will occur . | Context | Tell the sts a story : My colleague and I were talking at lunch time . He just had a baby and won't have time to work on his project , so I offered to do it for him . He then tells me it is due on Saturday . I reassured him that I'll have finished the

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