EAP5 – WEEK 6 -

THURSDAY
EVALUATIVE LANGUAGE
What is “evaluative language”?
• Positive or negative language that judges the worth of something.
• It includes language to express feelings and opinions, to make
judgments about aspects of people such as their behaviour, and to
assess quality of objects such as literary works.
Rate the adjective:
Very positive (++):
• Significant
• Competent
• Remarkable
• Innovative
• Impressive
• Elegant
• Important
Positive (+):
• Useful
• Careful
• Modest
Neutral, uncertain, or ambiguous (o):
• Simple
• Exploratory
• Traditional
• Ambitious
• Complex
• Preliminary
Negative (-):
• Unusual
• Small
• Flawed
• Small scale
• Limited
Very negative (--):
• Restricted
• Unsatisfactory
• In this ambitious but flawed study, Jones and Wang…