新的写作课件4ben.ppt

Part Two Diction (The types of words )p9 1. The types of words ( from stylistic point of view) 2.The other names of formal words 3.The usage of three types of words 4.The characteristic of learned words and colloquial words Part Two Diction 1 p9 Step Two: Go over the Levels of Words on P9 Make clear the following points: 1.The types of words: formal, common, and colloquial words 2.The other names of formal words: learned words, literary words, or “big” words 3.The usage of learned words: They are mainly used in formal writing: scholarly or theoretical works, political and legal documents, formal lectures and addresses （致辞）. 4.The characteristic of learned words : Having three or more syllables; many of them coming from Greek , Latin or French. They are seldom used in informal writing or conversation. They are difficult to understand. Diction 2 P10-11 5.The usage of common words:(p10) They can be used in all kinds of writing, and they are used by the people every day. 6.The usage of colloquial words:(p11) They are mainly used in informal or familiar conversation, seldom used in formal writing, and their main use in literary works is to record people’ s dialogues and thoughts. 7. The characteristic of colloquial words: ( p11 ) They are usually short words having one or two syllables, and most of them come from Saxon. Some of them are abbreviations, or slang English.They are easier to understand . Part Two Diction (The meaning of words)p13 1. The two aspects of words’ meaning p13 2. The English synonyms p14 (III onP38) 3. The general and specific words P17 (IV on P 39) 4. The Idioms P20 Part Two Diction The Meaning of Words: The meaning of words has two aspects: denotative and connotative, that is to say the words have literal and implied meaning. In order to use the words more precisely , we should pay much more attention to Eng