English Test 1

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Reasons for Standard English

1. Effective communication 2. Others' perceptions 3. To keep language from changing (too much)

Middle English

1100-1500 Chaucer

Early Modern

1500-1800

Late Modern

1800-present

Old English

450-1100 Battle of Hastings

active reading strategies

APMDQS

A

Activate prior knowledge

Formal English

Appropriate in any situation that is serious, dignified, or ceremonial (may use long or less common words. may use long, carefully constructed sentences.)

Informal English

Appropriate in everyday situations; conversational, yet STANDARD

Colloquial English

Conversational, but may not observe the rules of Standard American English. (Both formal and informal English use correct grammar- differ in voc. and tone

D

Determine purpose or significance

Denotation

Dictionary definition of a word

Explicit

Directly stated

Non-standard English

Does not follow rules and guidelines for proper usage

Euphemism

Expressions that are less harsh- a "nice" way of saying something

Standard English

Follows rules and guidelines for proper usage

nominative case pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Slang

Informal, nonstandard language (usually of a particular group of people)

M

Monitor (attention and understanding)

Dialect

Nonstandard language used by people of a particular region. Includes vocabulary, pronunciation, accent, spelling, and stress

Implicit

Not directly stated

Idiom

Phrase that is not meant to be taken literally

P

Predict

Q

Question

Backdrop

Setting doesn't need to be setting

Integral

Setting has to be setting for the story to be told properly

Cliche

Something that has been overused- it is trite, therefore it has lost its impact

Jargon

Specialized vocabulary, only people familiar with a particular occupation or activity are expected to know

S

Summarize in your own words

Connotation

The emotions and other associations that come to mind when one hears/ or sees a word

objective case pronouns

me, you, him, her, them, us, it

possessive case pronouns

mine, yours, his, her, ours, theirs, its


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