TRUE or FALSE? Literary = the sort of language used by writers in books, poems, short stories, etc
TRUE or FALSE? Formal = correct/ conservative in style, suitable for official or serious situations or occasions
TRUE or FALSE? Informal = suitable for using with friends but not in serious/ official situations
TRUE or FALSE? Colloquial = used in formal conversation and in writing Right answer: used in informal, everyday conversation rather than in writing or formal language
TRUE or FALSE? Slang = ‘proper’ language for formal settings Right answer: very informal and not considered suitable for more formal situations. Some slang is used only by a particular group of people.
What do we call the special words and phrases that are only used and understood by people who do the same kind of work?
And the officially recorded words and phrases used in a particular business, science, or profession? e.g. medical OR mathematical terminology
What does ‘literal’ language mean? All of the above A kind of ‘colloquial’ ‘jargon’ The same as ‘literary’ The opposite of ‘slang’ Intended to be understood in its most basic meaning
Match to the right definition by clicking in turn on the right yellow shape: Figurative/ Metaphorical Discursive Picturesque Register Genre particular artistic style with certain features unusual & interesting language not used in literal/ basic meaning including information not relevant to the main subject language used in particular social settings
TRUE or FALSE? Oxymoron = using a less offensive or more agreeable term in place of a harsh, disagreeable one Right answer: an expression of words with opposite meanings.
TRUE or FALSE? Paradox/Irony = contradictory ideas that point out some underlying truth
TRUE or FALSE? Euphemism = using a less offensive or more agreeable term in place of a harsh, disagreeable one
TRUE or FALSE? Hyperbole = attributing human qualities to inanimate things & animals Right answer: exaggeration of a statement.
What is a ‘metaphor’? e.g. disease viewed as war
And a ‘neologism’?
A ‘personification’ is: the exaggeration of a statement an expression of words with opposite meanings contradictory ideas that point out some underlying truth attributing human qualities to inanimate things & animals a set expression of words
A ‘simile’ is: C. & D. together a set of contradictory terms thrown together tentative language not meant to be offensive a recently created term, or an old one but with a new meaning a comparison between two things using like or as
TRUE or FALSE? Pronunciation = the way in which we say the sounds of letters and their combinations in words
TRUE or FALSE? Accent = the same as ‘pronunciation’ Right answer: one’s way of saying words that shows what country, region, or social class one comes from.
What do we mean by ‘intonation’?
And by ‘tone’? e.g. ‘have’ but ‘We’ve’
‘Rhythm’ is …