12 - English Language Quotes Informal Langugae Flashcards
Benjamin Bergen
- profanity … is not necessary vulgar, its a tool of expressive power
Bruce Moore
- of all markers of identity language is the most important
Dan Watson
the language of management … is a language that cannot describe or convey any emotion
David Crystal
- kaleidoscope of styles, genres and dialects
- slang is a way of being witty and different
- bending the rules of language … is simply for fun
- it does so at the cost of precision and clarity
Gregory Bateson
without context words have no meaning at all
Helen G Ross
social swearing was intended to be friendly and a sign of being ‘one of the gang’
Howard Man
slanguage has always played a pivotal role in the Australian sense of self
J.M. Wattie
mayflies
Kate Burridge
- the more affective the feeling the more abusive the language
- All euphemisms are dishonest, but many are designed to make life easier
Kent Marrero
language has everything to do with oppression and liberation
Ludwig Wittgenstein
the limits of my language are the limits of my world
Mark Gwyn
failure to use informal language signals a direct objection to the Australian identity
Matthew Mckinely
Swearing … allows us to display vulnerability, anger, or joy with an intensity that normal language can’t match
Muhammad Shuaibu
Slang is a perpetual whirlwind of creativity among the young
Richard Castles
the word ‘mate’ suggests an openness, at least, to a relationship of equals
Rita Mae Brown
- language is a road map of culture
VCE English Language Study Design
informal language choices can build rapport by encouraging inclusiveness, intimacy, solidarity, and equality
