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Introduction
Languages are first spoken, then written, and then an understanding
Written
planned organized transactional
Spoken
unplanned less structured interactive
final draft status density of content grammar neutrality of social roles punctuation
Is written language superior to speech ?! English language has two main features
SPEECH
WRITING
living present legitimate heard proper discreet strengthens memory distinguishes protected by parent
dead absent illigitimate silent improper indiscreet weakens memory can't distinguish parent not available
THE Differences
between
Main Differences
Sounds VS letters
Strategies
1-Formality
Examples: A written note might say, "Would you like to go out to lunch? The person who would write that note, might alternatively say, in person, "You wanna go out for lunch? "
2-Grammatically
more verb based phrases (e.g. having treatment (W), being treated (S), hospital care (W), go to hospital (S)) more predicative adjectives (misleading statistics (W), statistics are misleading (S)) fewer complex words and phrases
Examples
because kuz "I don't wanna go to the party, kuz it sounds boring." bet you betcha "I betcha can't eat ten hot dogs!" could have + consonant kuda got you gotcha "I gotcha that candy bar you asked for." has to hasta "He hasta know how much he means to me." have to hafta "I hafta clean the house before I go out."
4- Pronunciation
Written: I want to go to the store Spoken : I wanna go duh the store If you doubt that "to" becomes "duh,"
Finally .. Redundancy
Repetition is built in to language it self & Necessary for effective COMMUNICATION
Conclusion
We treat written and spoken language as of EQUAL IMPORTANCE