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ORAL LANGUAGE. Language…. Has rules. Is like a code. Characteristics of Oral Language. 1. Meaning 2. Vocabulary A. Symbolic B. Standards C. Interest 3. Structure 4. Grammar. Cont …. 5. Sound Image 1. Diction A. Pronunciation B. Articulation 1. Omission 2. Addition
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Language… • Has rules. • Is like a code.
Characteristics of Oral Language • 1. Meaning • 2. Vocabulary • A. Symbolic • B. Standards • C. Interest • 3. Structure • 4. Grammar
Cont… • 5. Sound • Image • 1. Diction • A. Pronunciation • B. Articulation • 1. Omission • 2. Addition • 3. Substitution • 4. Slurring • C. Enunciation
Cont… • 2. Dialect • Two kinds: Regional & Ethnic/Cultural • Conveying Attitudes • Determining Success
Effective language strategies • 1. knowledge • 2. Vocabulary • 3. Experiment • 4. diction • 5. relationship
Power Language • Clarity • Courtesy & Tact • Ownership of thoughts and feelings • Inclusion of others • Vividness & imagery • Appropriate usage
Levels of Usage • 1. Formal • 2. Technical • Jargon, changes, avoid • 3. Standard • 4. Informal • A. colloquialism • B. slang • 5. Ungrammaticial
Functions of Oral Language • 1. Expressing and responding to feelings • 2. Giving and seeking information. • 3. Controlling and persuading. • 4. Participating in social rituals • 5. Creating and imagining
Language to Avoid • 1. Troublesome • Emotional • 2. Powerless • A. Fillers • B. Tags • C. Vague
Language to Avoid cont… • Sexist • Racist • Profane or obscene • Judgmental • Accusatory • Assumptive • Absolute