Word Choice, Diction and Language Types
Dialogue
These are the words spoken by characters in a literary work
Dialect
This is a form of language that is characteristic of a particular place or by a particular group of people
Standard American English
This is is the version of the English language that is regarded as the model in America for writers and speakers who are considered educated
Fluency
This is the ability to speak, read, write a language: automatic word recognition, decoding and checking for meaning
Connotation
This is the emotional feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word
Lexicon
This is the vocabulary or words used by a particular profession or with a specifc subject
Pronunciation
This is the way a word of language sounds when spoken
Diction
This is the writer's choice of words, including the vocabulary used, the appropriateness of the words, and the vividness of the language
Quote
This is to speak or to write a passage from another source. It can also be the exact words that someone else has written or said
Formal Language
This is used by writers of scholarly books. It usually has longer sentences and a greater variety of words than everyday speech. Slang, contractions and jargon are avoided
Informal Language
This is what people use in everyday speech. It usually consists of fairly short sentences and simple vocabulary
Syntax
This refers to the ordering of elements in a sentence