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Various Purposes Flashcards

1
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Types of registers

A

Frozen
Formal
Consultative
Informal (Casual)
Informal (Intimate)
Neutral

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FROZEN

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-Most Formal
-Fixed/constant language
-No Feedback

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FORMAL

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USED FOR FORMAL AND CEREMONIAL SETTING

LANGUAGE REQUIRES FORMAL ENGLISH (STANDARD VARIETY)

WELL DOCUMMENTED AGREED UPON VOCABULARY

WRITTEN WITHOUT EMOTION

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FROZEN REGISTER EXAMPLE

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FORMAL CEREMONIES

NATIONAL ANTHEM

PROSE OR POETRY

RELIGIOUS SERVICES

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CONSULTATIVE

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Language specifically to solicit aid, support and intervention

One person is an expert
One person receives such expertise

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FORMAL REGISTER EXAMPLE

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professional writing

essay

report

business correspondence

business meetings

interview

court proceedings

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INFORMAL (CASUAL) REGISTER

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language is laid back or relaxed and conversational: focuses on gaining information

Uses slang, jargons and contractions

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CONSULTATIVE REGISTER EXAMPLE

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Superior and subordinate conversation

Client and Doctor consultation

Teacher and student conversation

Employer and employee conversation

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INFORMAL REGISTER (INIMATE)

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Setting between persons who share close relationship or bond

Language is casual and personal

Uses terms of endearment, slang and terms understandable to only one person

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INFORMAL REGISTER (CASUAL EXAMPLE)

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Writing to friends
family conversation
personal email
phone text
short notes
friendly letter
journal
diary
blogs

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NEUTRAL REGISTER

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Language neither formal and informal, usually positive and negative;

Sticks to facts and deals with non emotional topics and information

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INFORMAL REGISTER (INTIMATE) EXAMPLE

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LOVERS, BESTFRIENDS FORMULATING SLANGS BASED ON THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

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NEUTRAL REGISTER EXAMPLE

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Technical writing
reviews
article
some essays
some letters

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speak a lot more than the words we
utter. Be mindful of how your facial muscles stretch
when you talk to somebody or an audience

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Facial Expressions

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15
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Exaggerated facial muscles to show strong emotions

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Intensifying

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De-intensifying

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Controlling your feelings

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A real estate agent closing a deal might smile broadly with raised eyebrows. She intensifies her facial expression to show her strong emotion—-happiness

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Intensifying

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Not showing any feelings while talking

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Neutralizing

19
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A newly promoted employee might smile less or look less happy if he finds out about the demotion of his colleague. He is de-intensifying his feelings

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De-intensifying

20
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manager reprimands an employee because the project did not turn out well. This employee may neutralize his expression by not showing any facial expression.

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Neutralizing

21
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These are movements using parts of your body to send a message to the other person.

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Gestures and Body stance

22
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Important factor to consider when you are communicating

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audience

23
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These body movements are louder than spoken words

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Gestures and Body stance

24
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They are the reason you send messages

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audience

25
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Identify the purpose of communication (Purpose, Audience, Title)

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Writing an anecdote about your experience during the first week of your college life.

Writing a “how to” article. Audience should understand the step-by-step flow of of the process.

26
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is sharing something about anything under the sun (factual, accurate and unbiased) may use definition, comparison and contrast, narration, or present a ”how to” of something Should not be opinionated nor persuasive

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Informative Communication

27
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process of convincing people to change their attitude towards an issue and believe your ideas

A

Persuasion

28
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This is the most challenging to write and deliver because you need to deliver it in an acceptable manner that they may not feel threatened or forced.

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Persuade

29
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Aims to influence the thinking or behavior of the audience.

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Persuade

30
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Types of speeches according to Purpose

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Inform
Entertain
Persuade

31
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It is an effective way to influence how a person thinks and behaves

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Persuasion

32
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Educate or expose your audience to things or information they are not aware of but need to know more about.

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Speech to inform

33
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It gives the audience an enjoyable and relaxing experience,

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Speech to entertain

34
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Informative essays should not be ____, nor should they be ______

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Opinionated, persuasive

35
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Structures of Informative Communication:

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Cause and Effect
Comparison and Contrast
Order or Sequence
Problem-Solution
Definition

36
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may use humorous stories and anecdotes relevant to the occasion, may also visual aids

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Speech to entertain

37
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Argumentative Communication

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you choose a stand on a controversial issue and attack or argue against the position or perspective of the other person (do not attack the person, just the position and perspective)

38
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3 modes of persuasion according to Aristotle:

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LOGOS
PATHOS
ETHOS

39
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Personal character of the speaker

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ETHOS

40
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An iphone advertisement that highlights the latest feature and specs

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LOGOS

41
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Emotional influence of the speaker to the audience

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PATHOS

42
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Advertisements were doctors recommend products

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ETHOS

43
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Content and discussion

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LOGOS

44
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Faces of dogs asking to give them the food that you are eating

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PATHOS

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