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Speech Styles

This module covers speech styles, contexts, and acts, aiming to help learners identify and differentiate between them. It outlines various speech styles including intimate, casual, consultative, formal, and frozen, along with their appropriate contexts and examples. The module emphasizes the importance of understanding these elements in effective communication.

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Speech Styles

This module covers speech styles, contexts, and acts, aiming to help learners identify and differentiate between them. It outlines various speech styles including intimate, casual, consultative, formal, and frozen, along with their appropriate contexts and examples. The module emphasizes the importance of understanding these elements in effective communication.

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Module 3: Speech Styles, Speech

Context and Speech Acts


At the end of this module, you are expected
to be able to:
• a. Identify the types of speech context, speech
styles and speech acts;
• b. Differentiate speech context from speech
style;
• c. Provide situations where these speech
context, styles and acts may be adopted or be
applied.
SPEECH STYLES
Completely private language used within
family of very close friends or group
Uses personal language codes
Grammar is unnecessary.
Does not need complete language
Certain terms of endearment, slangs or
expressions which meaning is shared
with a small subset of persons to person
Examples
Telling your bf/gf that you love
him/her
Telling your best friend about your
deepest and darkest problems
Asking your family for advice about
serious matters
CASUAL
Language used between friends
Often very relaxed and focused on
just getting the information out
Slangs are quite often used in these
instances
This style is used in informal
situations
Relationship between speaker and
hearer is close.
Examples

casual conversations with friends,


family members,
Chats
phone calls and messages
CONSULTATIVE
Used in semi-formal communication
Happens in two-way participation
Speaker does not usually plan what
he wants to say
Sentences end to be shorter and
spontaneous.
Examples:
regular conversation at schools,
companies
group discussion,
teacher-student
doctor-patient
expert-apprentice
FORMAL
Used in speaking to medium to large
group
May also be used in single hearers-
strangers, older persons, professional
Speaker must frame whole sentences
ahead before they are delivered.
Avoids using slang terminologies
Language is comparatively rigid and has a
set, agreed upon vocabulary that is well
documented (standard).
Examples:
meetings,
Speeches
school lessons
Court
a corporate meeting
swearing in ceremony, in an interview or
in a classroom
FROZEN
Used generally in very formal setting
such as respectful situation
Does not require any feedback from
the audience
Usually uses long sentences with
good grammar and vocabulary
The use of language is fixed and
relatively static.
Examples:
national pledge
anthem
school creeds
marriage ceremonies
speech for a state ceremony
Thank you!

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