Formal Language

Question 1

Phonological Patterning

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May show an element of planning and consideration, is particularly evident in literature or other carefully crafted texts

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Examples of Phonological Patterning

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Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Onomatopoeia, Rhythm and Rhyme

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Alliteration

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Assonance

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Consonance

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Onomatopoeia

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Rhythm

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Rhyme

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Morphological Patterning

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Can be used in formal contexts to address new ideas/ inventions

Question 10

Affixation

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Abbreviation

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Shortening

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Compounding

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Blending

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Backformation

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Conversion of word class

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Initialism

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Acronym

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Contraction

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Syntactic Patterning

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Can be used in formal language to provide clarity or to emphasise an argument/arguments. Also used for rhetorical effect

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Antithesis

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Listing

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Parallelism

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Semantic Patterning

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Allows shared connections to be drawn towards abstract concepts. Can be used to craft bias or manipulate audiences

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Figurative Language

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Irony

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Metaphor

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Oxymoron

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Simile

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Hyperbole

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Personification

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Animation

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Puns

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Lexical Ambiguity

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Jargon

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Uses of Jargon

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Jargon vs Slang

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Euphemisms

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Nominalisation

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The process of forming a noun from another word class or phrase Can be used to efficiently communicate