G7-1colloquials.pptx

Scriptural Message •I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp. Psalm 49:4

Fr. Al’s Message “The word of God contains infinite light, infinite wisdom, and fullness of knowledge.” (To Live is Christ, page 22)

Learning Competencies

•Distinguish features of colloquial language (fillers, contractions, etc.) and slang

goin’, doin’, bein’ •Have you ever heard the terms above? •How do you call these terms? •When do we use those terms? •Use the terms in a dialogue with your seatmate.

FYI Dialogue, including colloquialisms • feels more authentic when pulled from real life • used to situate the writing more decisively in a specific time period and/or place

FYI •Writers are cautioned away from overusing dialect, such as dropping “g” at the end of a continuous verb to create a Southern twang, such as goin’, doin’, bein’ etc. •Authors may also use colloquialisms unconsciously for a time and place they know from their own experience.

What are colloquial expressions?

Colloquialism •comes from the Latin colloquium, which means a “conference” or “conversation” •refers to the usage of informal or everyday language in literature •generally geographic in nature; often belongs to a regional or local dialect •can be words, phrases, or aphorisms

Colloquialism •Native speakers of a language understand and use colloquialisms without realizing it, while nonnative speakers may them hard to translate. •“characteristics of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing”

•Examples of colloquialism from common speech

A. Words 1. Regional differences Example: Some regions of the United States refer to a carbonated beverage as “soda”, “pop”, “soft drink”, and “Coke”

A. Words American English

British English

truck

lorry

soccer

football

parakeet

budgie

A. Words 2. Contractions: “ain’t” and “gonna” -examples of colloquialism -not used widely throughout Englishspeaking populations 3. Profanity: “bloody” -simple adjective in American English, but is a curse word in British English

B. Phrases 1. old as the hills 2. penny-pincher 3. she’ll be right 4. pass the buck 5. eat my dust

B. Phrases wanna – want to gonna – going to y’all – you all look blue – look sad

C. Aphorisms: • I wasn’t born yesterday. • There’s more than one way to skin a cat. • Put your money where your mouth is. • You’re driving me up the wall. • The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

• Colloquial expressions -may give us deep insights into the writer’s society in literature -tell us about how people really talk in their real life

Colloquial expressions -impart a sense of realism to a piece of literature which attracts readers -add variety to the characters which makes them more interesting and memorable

What is slang?

Slang -“very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid and ephemeral than ordinary language.” (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) -more informal than colloquialism

Slang Example: Stinks – for “is bad” Buzz off – for “go away” Salad dodger – an obese person

Steps: 1. The class is divided into ten groups. 2. The teacher brings the paper bag filled with paper slips with the slang and colloquial expressions. 3. Ask each student to pick a slip of paper from the bag. Give the entire class 15 seconds to create a short dialogue between two or more students using slang or colloquial expressions. 4. Each group, one at a time performs its dialogue in front of the class.

Steps: 5. Give a point to every group that uses the expression correctly. Give a bonus point to the most creative group. 6. Different students must perform each round in order to give everyone in the group a chance to speak. 7. Once the game is over, add up the total scores for each group and declare a winner.