The document discusses key aspects and features of the English language. It prompts the reader to complete sentences with the right words according to what was read about language. Some of the concepts covered include: language as a social construct and mental ability, grammar, morphology and lexis shaping utterances, poems exemplifying figurative use of words, nonverbal communication features like facial expressions and gestures, intonation conveying emphasis and meaning.
The document discusses key aspects and features of the English language. It prompts the reader to complete sentences with the right words according to what was read about language. Some of the concepts covered include: language as a social construct and mental ability, grammar, morphology and lexis shaping utterances, poems exemplifying figurative use of words, nonverbal communication features like facial expressions and gestures, intonation conveying emphasis and meaning.
The document discusses key aspects and features of the English language. It prompts the reader to complete sentences with the right words according to what was read about language. Some of the concepts covered include: language as a social construct and mental ability, grammar, morphology and lexis shaping utterances, poems exemplifying figurative use of words, nonverbal communication features like facial expressions and gestures, intonation conveying emphasis and meaning.
Complete the blanks in each statement with the right word according to what you have read.
1. ________________ is a social construct as much as it is a mental ability.
2. Whatever ____________ we are constructing or co-constructing, the sentences, and utterances we use are a ____________ of grammar, morphology and lexis. 3. Poems are good examples of ____________ use of words, which allow us to move beyond their purely denotational use. 4. The different ____________ features are facial expressions, gesture, proximity, posture and echoing. 5. The term we use to describe the point in a word or phrase where pitch changes, vowel lengthen and volume increase is _____________. 6. _____________ is the music of speech and it is used to convey ____________.