Spoken Vs Written

Language

Introduction
,Languages are first spoken, then written
and then an understanding

Aspects of written and spoken language

Written
planned
organized
transactional

Spoken
unplanned
less structured
interactive

Characteristics of Spoken Language

Repeating
first draft status
vocabulary
grammar
intonation
Variation in speed
Loudness or
quietness

Gestures - body
language
Intonation
Stress
Rhythm
Pausing and
phrasing

Characteristics of Written Language

final draft status

density of content
grammar
neutrality of social roles
punctuation

Unique Written Vocabulary

Which comes first: speech or writing?

Speech comes before writing historically.
Many languages lack a written form.
Many individuals cannot use written language.
Children automatically learn to speak,
but have to be taught how to read.

Is written language superior to

speech ?!
English language has two main
features

Similarities Between Spoken

.and Written Language

THE Differences

written
&
spoken

between

Main Differences

Sounds
VS
letters

Vocabulary
&
Sentences

Permanency
&
Redundancy

Formality
&
Function

Strategies

interaction
Between
listener and speaker

Formality-1
:Examples
, A written note might say
?Would you like to go out to lunch"
The person who would write that note,
,might alternatively say, in person
"?You wanna go out for lunch "

Grammatically-2
more verb based phrases
(e.g. having treatment (W), being treated
(S), hospital care (W), go to hospital (S))
more predicative adjectives
(misleading statistics (W), statistics are
misleading (S))
fewer complex words and phrases

Vocabulary & Sentences-3

Oral communication uses words with
fewer syllables than the written language.
Written English consists of neat, correct
sentences.
Speech usually consists of idea units.

Examples

because
kuz
"I don't wanna go to the party,
kuz it sounds boring."
bet you
betcha
"I betcha can't eat ten hot
dogs!"
could have + consonant
kuda

got you
gotcha
"I gotcha that candy bar you
asked for."
has to
hasta
"He hasta know how much he
means to me."
have to
hafta
"I hafta clean the house
before I go out."

Pronunciation- 4
Written:
I want to go to the store
Spoken :
I wanna go duh the store
If you doubt that "to" becomes "duh,"

Sounds patterns in spoken

We write slowly than we speak
Once the utterance is spelled there's no way 2 take it back and it dies in
the wind . Unlike the written form, its documented and can be shifted
In Spoken
You must know the sound system of the language
You must also know how the sounds change in fast speech.
The English sound system varies .
In WRITTEN
we replace the pauses, intonation and the hesitation that shown in
speeches with Punctuation (.,;:-) in writing.
Accent spelling
Dialect vocabulary

Finally .. Redundancy
Repetition is built in to language it self
&
Necessary for effective
COMMUNICATION

Spoken Language Problems and

solutions
Spoken problems begin in the
childhood.
Kinds of spoken language problems.
Problems effect.
Solution.

Conclusion
We treat written and spoken language as of
EQUAL IMPORTANCE

Both of them are part of the language