This rule is also broken when she uses the word gangrenous to describe flesh, instead of using a word that could create more imagery for the reader such as rotten or decomposed flesh, which is also easier to understand. The rule that states never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent means that you shouldn’t be using words that will not be easily understood by your readers. When Chow says “It would look innocuous enough, a
Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth Cady Stanton did a fantastic job in each of their pieces however some words can lose the readers in the process and take their minds from understanding the point to trying to figure out what a certain word means, and with that you can lose attention from the audience. Although it was acceptable back then because the norms for speaking and vocabulary were much higher than they are now, Barry is just relating to today’s average vocabulary. His style is centered on being informal and conversational. He is able to inform his audience of the fallacies of his kitchen and living room appliances and talk to them like they’re human, rather than talking at them as if he was giving a lecture. People don’t have that long of an attention span.
GCSE Controlled Assessment Features of Spoken Language Glossary This is a brief summary of the features of spoken language as used in the GCSE Controlled Assessment. Common transcripts used are: Interviews with the same person in different contexts - e.g. David Cameron interviewed about government policy between 7pm and 8pm, vs an interview at 10am where he talks about his family. Sports commentators - male commentators vs female, where it is highly spontaneous, and descriptive/analytical but usually lacks conversational features. Male/female cookery show presenters - where the talk is likely to be pre-scripted, edited and definitely not spontaneous/conversational.
Through time people have manipulated words and their definitions to mean what they like. Pinker offers the example of Seinfeld saying, ‘“Coffee” doesn’t mean coffee! “Coffee” means sex!”’ to illustrate how connotative meaning has changed and is now very different from the literal meaning. Bacon’s theory about the misuse of words and their definitions still remains strong in society for a few reasons, one being the fear of being labeled insensitive or offensive. In everyday interactions with friends, family and strangers we consciously or subconsciously alter the structure of our speech to be more cordial or friendly depending on how we wish the hearer to perceive us.
He uses the persuasive aim and comparative mode to suggest grammar is not as important as some people believe it to be and shows the different opinions of others along with challenging the fact that his works should not be held to a standard such as other great works of literature like “Dante’s Inferno.” The persuasive aim is used by Kelso to suggest that grammar is not as important as some people think it is by stating, “I am of the opinion that good grammar is at least the equal of bad grammar, in that both are irrelevant” He is persuading us to believe that good and bad cancel each other out and it is better to just be in the middle where it is irrelevant. He implies the readers take this too serious by “the pile of writings I have received” and a couple of rude notes Page 2 sent to him. He can’t understand why they are being so critical of him by asking, “What do you people expect for the price of a newspaper, for gosh sakes? Dante’s Inferno?” He is suggesting that his work should not be criticized to the extent that it has because of the small price the readers pay for it and that the readers are expecting his column to be like other great works of literature such as Dante’s Inferno. Kelso makes a persuasive claim that “some of the most outstanding grammarians ever…were mad as March hares.” He is implying that he is a sane person
February 1, 2013 Literature Analysis: “The Kool-Aid Wino” In the short story, “The Kool-Aid Wino” by Richard Brautigan carries a moral of one shouldn’t dwell on what he or she doesn’t have, but they should cherish what they do have. In the story, readers are introduced to a young boy who uses Kool-Aid to ignore the troubles of home. Brautigan uses not only an interesting combination of words, imagery, and figurative language but also characterization to convey the theme of his work. The readers see the first use of the unfamiliar pairing of words within the second paragraph of the short story, “He looked up at me from underneath a tattered revolution of old blankets…” (2) The words are used to emphasize the disgusting state that the cover was in. The author, while he could have written a simple form of the statement such as, “torn blankets” or “ripped covers”, uses these words to express exactly how poor the boy was living.
Use of slang terms is not a wise idea, as what is acceptable in generation / culture could be offensive to the next.. We must make sure we are saying exactly what we mean to and clearly enough that so that others are going to hear exactly what the manager / supervisor is trying to say. According to Dr. William F. Kumuyi, some signs of a bad listener are interruptions, inpatients, in attention, bias, and shutting down during communications (Kumuyi, 2008). These examples of being a bad listening skills help keep show the manager / supervisor attuned to how exactly they might be listening or appear to the employee as listening. One can not go through life thinking that it is ok to interrupt or be impatient, for this will tend to make others think you are not listening at all. Communication is a highly important tool in the workforce.
I am going to compare the style of speech in the formal sense and less formal sense and consider the different techniques used by people in the transcripts, for example phatic talk or digression. Greetings are used in speech at the start of a conversation, and are usually formal or polite. The greeting from the two mates at the rugby club is different however, it is informal and colloquial and this indicates the relationship between the speaker and the listener. “Alright Sparky” is used by john to gain Sparky’s attention in a verbal encounter. John also refers to him as Sparky, which is most likely a nickname.
He refers to the tortillas as “language, history, cultural views, and themes of our literature” (Anaya 69). This symbol of tortillas is very effective in his arguments against censorship. He describes how eliminating the “tortillas” takes away from the ethnic value of the writing leaving many authors hardship by conforming to write accepted texts. He then goes on to say how being forced to conform to the accepted principals does not allow people to understand the diversity that is here in their own multicultural country. Before Anaya tells the reader how censorship has affected him, he goes into detail on how it has affected other writers.
Explore how the three participants adopt their spoken language in the radio broadcast, analysing and evaluating attitudes to language varieties and the key issues that arise from these attitudes. The three participants; Joan Rivers, Darcus Howe and Libby Purves, in this specific radio broadcast that I will be analysing and evaluating show very interesting attitudes throughout and each of them can be interpreted in many ways. Darcus and Joan tend to use very informal language whilst conversing, as this situation is not something of a formal approach. The conflict between Joan Rivers and Darcus Howe may be considered a misunderstanding and an over exaggeration to the audience at first glance, but as you take a closer look to their tone, accent and language used, you get to see a much wider picture of what may be going on in the mindsets of these individuals. Darcus Howe was on the show to converse about a film that he was promoting about race, and Joan was planning on talking about her tour, as stated later on in the conversation.