詞匯在不同場(chǎng)合的選擇

1、Choice of wordsMade by Group3CONTENTSClassification of English Wordsexpand and extend-SynonymsCommon /Popular WordsFormal &Technical WordsNonstandard wordsA. By origin: native words & loan/ borrowed wordsB. By level of usage: a) Common wordsb) Formal/Literary words(書(shū)面語(yǔ))c) Technical words(術(shù)語(yǔ))

2、d) Informal/ Colloquial words e) Slang words(俚語(yǔ)) C .By notion/meaning: function/ structural words(功能詞、虛詞)&content/notional words (實(shí)詞)Classification of English WordsCommon/Popular Words1.Used by ordinary people for ordinary purposes2.The most useful words3.Connected with the ordinary things or ac

3、tivities necessary to everyday life4.Stylistically neutral (中性的書(shū)面語(yǔ))5.Appropriate in both formal and informal writing and speech1.Function of formal words Used by people of special professions or fields, on special occasions or for special purposes: For instance, political, legal, scientific, technic

4、al, business and literary words2.Function of technical words:Denote things or processes which have no names in ordinary EnglishIncrease precision in expressing a certain concept.Formal &Technical WordsUsed by people who are not well educated or by people of special groups(Some of them may not be

5、 understandable to people general and may disappear after a short period of time. Some of them may continue to be used, become acceptable to all the people and join the common words ,like :slang俚語(yǔ), jargon行話 and dialectal 方言)Compare(后者一個(gè)一個(gè)入)正式的（formal）-學(xué)術(shù)性詞匯一般的（common）-常用詞口語(yǔ)的（colloquial）-不用于正式文章詞的正式級(jí)

6、別程度比較a) askb) time c) rise question interrogate age epochmount ascendGroup One:(1)Feeling fatigued, Tom retired early. (literary)(2)Tom felt so dog-tired that he hit the sack early. (colloquial 口語(yǔ)的)Group Two:(1) John was dismissed for petty thieving (common)John was fired for petty thieving. (colloq

7、uial)Compare另外，詞組動(dòng)詞在口語(yǔ)體中用得較多，但是單詞動(dòng)詞則多用于正式語(yǔ)體Now, there is an applicant letter, Is it proper in your opinion? And how to correct it ?Im sending you this letter because I want you to meet with me and give me some info about the job you do.Correct: Im writing to inquire about the possibility of an interview.Different in degree of a given quality or in shade of meaning (語(yǔ)義色彩)Such as: anger & rage& fury &wrathAnger :the most general term: describes only the emotional reaction.E.g.: he s easily aroused to angerRage: implies a loss of self-controlFury: the strongest word E.g.: Mad with fu