ChapterIIDiction.ppt

Chapter II Diction Principles:  appropriate; exact; idiomatic; interesting appropriate Types of words types of writing style 1. Types of Words Common words Formal and technical words Nonstandard words 2. writing styles: formal, common, colloquial Common Words The core of the English vocabulary Only a few thousand Can be used on any occasion Be used by ordinary people for ordinary purposes Formal and technical words Be used by people of special professions or fields, on special occasions or for special purposes Among them are political, legal, scientific, technical