Essay on Spoken Language Task:
There are lots of differences between formal and informal language. Formal is the polite form you would use to speak to those of greater age than yourself, those in authority over you and strangers. Formal language shows respect for that person’s position and acknowledgment that they potentially know more or are more experienced than you are. On the other hand, informal, or familiar language is what you would use to talk to friends, family and other people with whom you are comfortable and casual. These two examples have used both formal and informal language to suit the given audience.
In text A we’re conveyed from a conversation between two friends a very informal kind of language. We understand this by the way the two friends greet each other; “What you got today?”. There is no formal greeting they just start the conversation with a question, which suggests to us as an audience that the two friends know each other. This language used is called idiolect; language you personally use, individual to you and your personality. In contrast context B starts with a much more formal introduction. This is a conversation between a head teacher and a student. Sue, the student greets the head teacher by thanking her: “ Thank you for agreeing to see me…” She sets a positive tone to the beginning of the conversation and by thanking the head she communicates different levels of importance between the both of them.
