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Formal Language
Formal language refers to the use of formal words, scientific vocabulary, specialised terminology and formal phrases and expression
In every field of science and technology, there are specific terms and phrases. The jargons (words or expressions used by a particular group or profession) can be used as they are accurate and indispensable tools of communication.
formal words
Disconcerting
upsetting
a downer
Avoid
Colloquialisms are expressions and grammatical forms used in familiar speech but are not appropriate in formal writing. E g. Free and easy expressions like hold on, contractions like were, abbreviations like para, verb less sentences, omission of subjects, especially pronouns are inappropriate in formal language.
DICTION
ORIGIN
It has been derived from a Latin word dictionem which means "a saying, expression, word.
PRIMARY MEANING
The word dicton refers to the writer's or the speaker's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression.
SECONDARY MEANING
A secondary, common meaning of "diction" is more precisely expressed with the word enunciation -the art of speaking clearly so that each word is clearly heard and understood to its fullest complexity and extremity.
Secondary
Diction has multiple concerns; registerwords being either formal or informal in social contextis foremost.
E.g. :
Literary diction analysis reveals how a passage establishes tone and characterization. A preponderance of verbs relating physical movement suggests an active character. e.g flexed, shook, snapped, shook, held,wiped, clenched, folded.
A preponderance of verbs relating states of mind portrays an introspective character. e.g. knows, believes, thinks, understands, appreciates, likes etc.