THE SIX

CHARACTERISTICS OF
EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE
 Concrete language
includes descriptions
which create tangible
images with details the
reader can visualize.
 Abstract language is
vague and obscure,and
does not bring to mind
specific visual images.
 A hallmark of effective
writers has the ability to
express his desired
message in the fewest
words as possible.
 Good writers in other
words,use language
which is straightforward
and direct to the point.
 Familiar Language
 That which the readers

easily recognize and

understand because they use
it on a daily or regular basis.
 One of the most
important functions of
language is to build a
sense of commonality
with one’s readers.
 Language which is foreign and
unfamiliar to the reader tends
to emphasize the differences
between writer and reader and
makes the message difficult to
understand.
 SUMMARY:
 1.Concrete and Specific
 2.Concise which means not verbose
 3.Familiar
 4.Precise and Clear
 5.Constructive not Destructive
 6.Appropriately Formal
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 ASSIGNMENT:
 USING A BULLET FORM, DISCUSS THE
DISADVANTAGES WHEN ONE IS IN AN ON
LINE CLASS.
 BE SPECIFIC WITH YOUR ANSWERS.
 PM YOUR ANSWER VIA MESSENGER
 COPY PASTE NAMES IN OUR GROUP CHAT
ONCE FINISHED WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT.