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FORMAL AND INFORMAL LANGUAGE. Formal academic writing is quite different from everyday, informal spoken English. The differences can best be seen from a number of examples. In general, informal spoken English contains a number of colloquialisms (conversational expressions) that are inappropriate for formal written English.
FORMAL AND INFORMAL ENGLISH. Malcolm Venter. (Originally written as part of the Study Guide for the 2017 English Olympiad) Correctness and appropriateness. Users of a language need to be able to use their language ‘correctly’ – that is, in terms of the grammatical rules of the language.
Three levels of formality in English. Formal - Textbooks, official reports, academic articles, essays, business letters, contracts, official speeches. Semi-formal - Day-to-day interaction with colleagues and teachers, popular magazines/books, interviews, when talking with someone in authority or who you respect.
Formal and informal writing. English has a number of words, phrases and styles that indicate formal and informal language. Historically, this is partly due to being invaded by the French in 1066 and using both French and English in the country for many years after that.
Formal and informal language serve different purposes. The tone, the choice of words and the way the words are put together vary between the two styles. Formal language is less personal than informal language. It is used when writing for professional or academic purposes like university assignments. Formal language does not use colloquialisms ...
To enable students to break down the different features of formal and informal English by working through a step-by-step text transformation at their own pace.
We use formal language in situations that are serious or that involve people we don’t know well. Informal language is more commonly used in situations that are more relaxed and involve people we know well. Formal language is more common when we write; informal language is more common when we speak.
