(精选)英语词汇学chapter 8 social meaning课件.pptVIP

Unit 8 Social Meaning;Social meaning is that which a piece of language conveys about the social circumstances of its use. In part, we decode the social meaning of a text through our recognition of different dimensions and levels of style within the same language.; connotative affective associative meaning reflected social collocative ; We recognize some words or pronunciations as being dialectal, i.e. as telling us something of the geographical or social origin of the speaker.;Province (language of law, of science, of advertising, etc.) Status (polite, colloquial, slang, etc. ) Singularity (the style of Dickens, of Hemingway, etc.) ;; Porridge: Singapore English: A bowl of plain or savoury rice gruel, which can be cooked with small pieces of meat or fish British English: a thick, sticky food made from oats cooked in water or milk, or to which sugar is added ;Mutton chop Singapore English: Chopped-up lumps of meat with no bone British English: Pieces of bone with meat attached ;duck’s egg Singapore English: zero mark for an academic work British English: the egg laid by ducks;Butler Singapore English: Stewards or stewardesses British English: a male housekeeper Interchange Singapore English: bus terminals British English: a junction where a motorway meets a main road, etc.;仅在新加坡使用的词汇与表达法，但还未被上层语言所接受，例如： Singapore English Meanings sayang a mixed feeling of pity, love, regret for sth. precious that is lost tamby office attendant; office boy kaypoh greedy; interfering in others’ affairs kayu stupid; dull kiasu a feeling of fearing failure on inferiority to others ;Singapore English Meanings Aksy Affected Ang-m