Appraisal and Involvement
The text explores the concept of appraisal and how it is utilized in language to express emotions, judgments, and valuations. It highlights the role of involvement in language, particularly through the use of foreign expressions to index group membership.
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APPRAISAL It is divided into 3 categories APPRECIATION: Express your opinion about something or somebody. Shallow, irrelevant. Valuation: Profound, relevant. Complex, extravagant. Composition: Elegant, spacious. Horrible, boring. Reaction: Nice, wonderful. JUDGEMENT: Expression of social sanctions and social esteem. Unfortunate, peculiar. Social esteem:Brave, strong. Immoral, wrong. Social Sanction:Good, moral. AFFECT: You show your personal feeling. Tired, fed up. Dis-satisfaction: Interested, absorbed. Anxious, worried. In-security: Confident, composed. Down, sad. Un-hapiness: Happy, cheerful. Verbs can express:
Likes Dislikes
Love Hate
Like Adverbs: Incredibly, just, totally, really. Expressive devices:Awful, amazing, great. INVOLVEMENT Catch phrases: Is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Example:Resistance is futile. Foreign Expressions It represents an integral part of the English language and of many other languages too. Jargon: Is characterized by the usage of terms which are unfamiliar to most Example: Agonal is a term to signify a major, negative change in a patient's condition. Taboo Language: Words and phrases that are considered inappropriate in certain contexts. Example: Talk about sex and religious. Swearing: It means change a word of a sentence or expression. Example: Oh my gush instead of say Oh my God. Slang: Is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language. Grub: food Booze: Alcohol Adress terms: It could be friendly, unfriendly, neutral, respectful and disrespectful. Ladies and gentlemen. Dear students Use of names: Honey, baby, sweetheart It includes: It refers to the language resources used for indexing group membership. It refers to the language resources used to negotiate emotions, judgements and valuations.
