Written and Spoken Language

What do we mean by discourse?

• Language longer than a single sentence, referring to spoken or written language in social contexts.

• Unit of language longer than a single sentence, referring to spoken or written language in social contexts.

• Unit of language longer than a single sentence, referring to spoken or written language in physical contexts

• Unit of language longer than a single sentence, referring to spoken or written language in social situations.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is not feature of spoken language.

• Repetitive

• Interruption

• Complex vocabulary

• Simple vocabulary

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following are features of written language?

• Written grammar and punctuation marks.

• Non-permanent material record and intonation.

• Simple and less intricate.

• Graphical effects and repetitive.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What are the four main differences of spoken vs written language?

• Simplicity, grammar, sounds and letters, and redundancy.

• Formality, intricacy , sounds and letters, and redundancy.

• Formality, grammar, sounds and letters, and redundancy.

• Formality, grammar, sounds and letters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is the formal expression?

• "I wanna go out with Jane tonight"

• "Out, lunch?"

• "Drake didn't come yesterday cuz he got into an accident"

• "I want to apply for a medical leave starting next week".

Tags

CCSS.SL.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.1D

CCSS.W.11-12.2E

CCSS.W.9-10.1D

Which of the following is not example of slangs expressions and tags?

• "Nobody went to the meeting, did they?"

• "You cannot drive a car, can you?"

• "I went to the hospital yesterday"

• "They are coming here tomorrow, aren't they?"

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What can writers use in their written texts?

• Punctuation only.

• Punctuation, headings, layout, colors, and volume.

• Punctuation, headings, layout, colors, and other graphical effects.

• Layout, colors, and other graphical effects.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What can speakers use in their speech to add more emotional context?

• Tone, volume, and headings.

• Layout and timing.

• Timing, volume and punctuation.

• Timing, tone, and volume.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Spoken language tends to be full of?

• Repetitions only.

• Repetitions and incomplete sentences only.

• Repetitions, incomplete sentences and corrections only.

• Repetitions, incomplete sentences, corrections, and interruptions

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What are some of the exceptions to the spoken language.

• Formal speeches and other scripted forms of speech

• Formal speeches only.

• Other scripted forms of speech only.

• Informal speeches and other scripted forms of speech

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3