Dan Clayton's English language blog

This is a blog from an A-Level language student, take a look!

http://englishlangsfx.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/aug/27/quiz-do-you-know-your-bants-from-your-manspreading?CMP=share_btn_link

Test your knowledge on the modern day slang our younger generation uses daily in today's society!

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/28/how-to-talk-to-anyone-the-experts-guide

This article expresses how we talk to different people under different contexts.

The conversation...

 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.

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

http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-77012-SQP.PDF