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my language day

Getting up: mum tells me to get up and have breakfast and get dressed (instructions) + (questions) informal People take turns, Addressed to someone who is there, face-to-face Interruptions and overlaps.

8:30: Hurry lets go or ill go without you (instructions) informal, Use of slang, Gestures, facial expression, body language, Speed, tone, emphasis and stress play an important part in the meaning Interruptions and overlaps.

10:30: Talking to people in lesson and doing work (informal banter gossip questions sharing events informal, People take turns Interruptions and overlaps.

12:30: Getting ready to play football while talking to mates (banter informal) People take turns Interruptions and overlaps.

2:30: Talking to people in the lesson probably not about the work as it s nearly time to go home (informal banter) Use of slang Interruptions and overlaps.

4:30: Ask my mum what for dinner (question conversation) Use of slang, People take turns. Gestures, facial expression, body language Interruptions and overlaps.  

6:30: Getting ready to go to my ATC cadets and asking dad to take me (question instruction discussion) Hesitations, false starts and pauses Accent/dialect Addressed to someone who is there, face-to-face Speed, tone, emphasis and stress play an important part in the meaning

8:30: Talking to people at my cadets (very formal instruction) Addressed to someone who is there, face-to-face Speed, tone, emphasis and stress play an important part in the meaning

10:30: Getting ready for bed and saying good night (informal instruction) Expected greetings and sign offs, such as ‘hello’, ‘see you later’. Speed, tone, emphasis and stress play an important part in the meaning

Speach and Writing

A. Spoken language is more

Informal than written

Language yes as there is a lot of slang words nowadays

B. You can’t judge spoken

Language in the same way as

Written language.

C. Written language is better

than spoken language. No because you can use emphasis on different words but you cant do this when writing.

D. People use language more

Correctly when they write

No than when they speak. Yes as there is a lot of grammar and spelling checks on software like word etc.

E. Spoken language is easier

to understand than written

Language. No because people may speak a different language and they may have a accent that you don’t understand clearly.

F. Spoken language is livelier

and more spontaneous than

Written language.

More likely to be found in writing

Permanent record that can be read later

Punctuation marks, bold or underlining to suggest tone of voice etc

A recognisable structure with unwritten rules

Carefully planned

Mainly uses full sentences

Can be re-drafted

More likely to be found in speech

Hesitations, false starts and pauses

Gestures, facial expression, body language

Addressed to someone who is there, face-to-face

Sophisticated vocabulary

Interruptions and overlaps

Just as likely to be found in speech or writing

Expected greetings and sign offs, such as ‘hello’, ‘see you later

Accent/dialect

People take turns

Speed, tone, emphasis and stress play an important part in the meaning

Immediate feedback, for example laughter, shaking head, replying.

Use of slang