http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2015/nov/28/the-conversation-that-changed-my-life
This article talks about how technology is taking over modern day speech and language, within different scenarios.
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Power in Language
- Politeness features - typically female
- Face needs - positive and negative
- FPAC - Form, Purpose, Audience, Context
- Converge and Diverge - male and female - status elevation
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Bristol University guide to grammar and punctuation - Improve your writing
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/index.htm
A. Handy for revision
B. Punctuation Structure – the structure of sentences, where
we put punctuation marks, layout, graphology, discourse.
Form, Purpose, Audience – Syntax (compound,
complex, simple), clauses, utterance.
Functions of
syntax – imperative (command), interrogative (question), exclamative, declarative.
C. Common Confusions:
Homophones,
Comparatives, Lexis, Semantics, Pragmatics.
D. Exam responses
E. Other pitfalls and problems – Grammar, Lexis
F. Style - Form, Purpose, Audience
G. Handy for revision
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Monday, 2 November 2015
Language and Identity
Standard English - formal register, language of power, expected in
professional environments - signifies status, perhaps an indicator of
social class, language of academia
Slang - informal language
Dialect - words, phrases and grammatical structures dependent on your region
Taboo - offensive, inappropriate, unacceptable language, including swearing
Technology influenced words and phrases - words that are normally associated with technology, e.g. "lol", "FaceTime" etc
Neologisms - coinage, new words - e.g. Oxford English Dictionary add words all the time; recent additions include "bestie", "selfie" and "emoji"
Occupational register - often associated with standard English, based on a shared understanding
Received pronunciation - 'correct', prestigious accent, formal, language of power
Regional accent - the way you pronounce certain words based on where you're from, multiple accents for each individual - accent may vary based on contextual features
Slang - informal language
Dialect - words, phrases and grammatical structures dependent on your region
Taboo - offensive, inappropriate, unacceptable language, including swearing
Technology influenced words and phrases - words that are normally associated with technology, e.g. "lol", "FaceTime" etc
Neologisms - coinage, new words - e.g. Oxford English Dictionary add words all the time; recent additions include "bestie", "selfie" and "emoji"
Occupational register - often associated with standard English, based on a shared understanding
Received pronunciation - 'correct', prestigious accent, formal, language of power
Regional accent - the way you pronounce certain words based on where you're from, multiple accents for each individual - accent may vary based on contextual features
Language and Identity
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Andrew Moore
http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/lang/occupation.htm
A vital resource for revision of any English Language specification.
A vital resource for revision of any English Language specification.
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Form, Purpose, Audience
The Guardian
Form - Newspaper.
Purpose - To tell stories and to inform people about what happening in today's society.
Audience - The general public.
NASA News Magazine
Form - Magazine/News article.
Purpose - To inform people who are interested in astronomy what NASA have recently discovered and general news about the organisation as a whole.
Audience - Astronomers/people interested in astronomy.
Made in Bristol
Form - TV Channel Website.
Purpose - to inform people about what is on the channel and when/what events are coming up around Bristol.
Audience - people who want to find out what is going on in Bristol in general, people who are interested in seeing the work from around the Bristol area.
Steven Pinker - What our language habits reveal
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_language_and_thought
- language change:
- descriptive attitudes - you can't discriminate against words, all language is vital
- prescriptive attitudes - only one way, standard English is the only thing that should be used
- descriptivism/prescriptivism
- language is a window onto human nature:
- language emerges from human minds interacting with one another
- visible in unstoppable language changes
- slang&jargon, historical change, dialect divergence, language formation
- communication model:
- sender - message - receiver
- euphemistic language to talk about topics that are hard to discuss
- social, historical and cultural context
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Why do we use slang?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11426737
This article explores the theme of slang and why teenagers use it with different kinds of people. It talks about the different uses of slang and what impact they are having on today's modern English.
This article explores the theme of slang and why teenagers use it with different kinds of people. It talks about the different uses of slang and what impact they are having on today's modern English.
Frameworks
Phonetics, Phonology and Prosodies - accents, onomatopoeia: how speech sounds and effects are articulated and analysed.
Graphology - the visual aspects of textual design and appearance (form, audience and purpose) e.g fonts, punctuation, emoji and technology.
Lexis and Semantics - words and meanings.
Grammar, including Morphology - the structural patterns and shapes of English at sentence, clause phrase and word level.
Pragmatics - the contextual aspects of language use, (context/meaning).
Discourse - extended stretches of communications occurring in different genres, modes and contexts.
Graphology - the visual aspects of textual design and appearance (form, audience and purpose) e.g fonts, punctuation, emoji and technology.
Lexis and Semantics - words and meanings.
Grammar, including Morphology - the structural patterns and shapes of English at sentence, clause phrase and word level.
Pragmatics - the contextual aspects of language use, (context/meaning).
Discourse - extended stretches of communications occurring in different genres, modes and contexts.
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
Why Do We Swear?
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/03/30/why-do-we-swear/
This article explains why people swear and why swearing usually makes people feel better. It also goes on to talk about the severity of different swear words and why we use these.
This article explains why people swear and why swearing usually makes people feel better. It also goes on to talk about the severity of different swear words and why we use these.
AQA A Level Specification
Specimen papers and mark schemes.
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-language-a-2700
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-language-a-2700
All raait! It's a new black-white lingo
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/from-the-mouths-of-teens-422688.html
This article is about the common use of MLE (Multicultural English), a dialect spoken within inner London by the modern youths of today. This article explains and questions why the youngsters of today choose to speak like this. It talks about the impact of the dialect and the use of slang in modern day. It also talks about how MLE is being spoken in other areas, possibly due to music that includes this type of language, which is becoming increasingly popular. This article also includes slang words and thier meanings.
This article is about the common use of MLE (Multicultural English), a dialect spoken within inner London by the modern youths of today. This article explains and questions why the youngsters of today choose to speak like this. It talks about the impact of the dialect and the use of slang in modern day. It also talks about how MLE is being spoken in other areas, possibly due to music that includes this type of language, which is becoming increasingly popular. This article also includes slang words and thier meanings.
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