4.3.7 ; Tones in Statements
4.3.7 Now, read the text A in Activity 4.3.3 and the text B in Activity 4.3.5 again. And discuss in pairs/groups the criteria/ points given in the left column in the grid for both texts. Then, fill in the grid with information based on the text A and text B.
Criteria | Text A | Text B |
a. Formal (āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ) | ||
b. Informal (āĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ) | ||
c. Choice of words (āĻŽāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻā§āĻ¨) | ||
d. Voice of the author (āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°) | ||
e. Mood(āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ/ āĻāĻžāĻŦ) | ||
f. Feeling(āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ) |
Answers:
Criteria | Definition | Example |
a. Formal (āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ) | Words and phrases that are considered appropriate for use in formal context, such as academic writing, business communication, and legal documents. āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻĒāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻĨāĻŋāĨ¤ | i. Make ensure that your assignments are submitted on time.
ii. I regret to inform you that your application is not accepted. ii. I am of the opinion that you had better leave the game. i āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ ii. āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤ ii. āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĻā§ā§āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤. |
b. Choice of words (āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻā§āĻ¨) | The selection of words that a writer or speaker uses to convey their meaning. āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ | Precise and specific words:
i. The cat gracefully leaped onto the table. Figurative language i. The sun is a fiery ball in the sky Literal language i. The sun is a large, bright object in the sky. āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ: i āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ°āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž i āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž i āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤ |
c. Voice of the author (āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°) | The distinctive tone or style that a writer or speaker uses to express their personality and attitude. āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ | Authoritative Voice
i. As a leading expert in the field, I can confidently state that you will get a good harvest. Playful Voice i. Imagine if cats could fly! They would zoom around like furry rockets. Sarcastic Voice i. Oh, sure, Iâll get right on that. āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻ i āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŖā§āĻ i āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ¤ā§! āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻŽāĻļ āĻ°āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻ i āĻāĻš, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤ |
d. Mood(āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ/ āĻāĻžāĻŦ) | The overall atmosphere or feeling that a piece of writing or speech creates. āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ | Joyful
i. The children danced and laughed with delight. Sad i. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she mourned her loss. Angry i. He clenched his fists and shouted in frustration. āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ i āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ i āĻ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ i āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŋā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛āĨ¤ |
e. Feeling(āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ) | The emotional responses that a piece of writing or speech evokes in the reader or listener. āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤ | Empathy
i. I felt a pang of sympathy for his lost child. Admiration i. Her courage and determination were truly inspiring. Disgust i. The stench of the garbage dump was overwhelming. āĻ¸āĻšāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž i āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž i āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖāĻž i āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž-āĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤ |
Text-B
- Formal Expression
The text is written in a formal style. This evident in the use of sentences.
- Your success in the ring this morning was, to a small degree, my success. ii. Your future is assured.
iii. Nothing can harm you now.                              iv. These autumn days will shorten and grow cold.
- Informal Expression
- âBut I feel peaceful.â ii. âYou will live, secure and safe, wilbur.â
iii. âChristmas will come, and the snows of winter.â                             Iv. âthis lovely worldâ and âthese precious daysâ
- âThe song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow againâ
- Choice of Words
- Formal: Assured, Secure, Auntumn
- Informal: Feel peaceful, Live, Warm wind, Lovely world
- Voice of the Author:
In the text the authorâs voice is comforting, reassuring, and intimate. In her conversation with her friend Wilbur, Charlot is trying to reassure and console him. The authorâs voice is evident in the use of phrases like âI feel peaceful,â âYour future is assured,â and âall these sights, sounds, and smells will be yours to enjoy.â
- Mood
The mood in the text is a mixture of optimism, assurance, and a hint of sadness. Phrases like âChristmas will come,â âthese autumn days will shorten and grow cold, â and âthe frogs will awakeâ are examples of expressions that acknowledge the changing of the seasons, the passage of the time and provide comfort and hope.
- Feelings:
While reading the text, a reader might experience-feelings of peace, assurance, and affection. Because the author expresses a sense of care and protection towards Wilbur
Text-A
- Formal Expressions
sensible man | consequential feelings | veneration |
deficiency of nature | early and unexpected prosperity | patroness |
necessary terms | fortunate chance | good opinion |
useful acquaintance | recommended | clergyman |
humility of manner | Lady Catherine de Bourgh | rector |
self-conceit | living | pride and obsequiousness |
illiterate and miserly father | vacant | self-importance |
weak head | respect |
- Informal Expressions:
but little | very good | good deal counteracted |
altogether | mixture |
- Voice of the Author:
The authorâs voice is critical and analytical, providing and insightful commentary on Mr. Collinsâs character
- Mood:
The overall mood of the text is predominately critical, and ironic, reflecting Mr. Collinsâs flaws and contradictions.
- Feelings:
While reading the text, a reader might experience feelings of irony, criticism, and amusement about the traits and behaviourâs of Mr Collins.