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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 (āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ•)    
b. Informal (āĻ…āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ•)    
c. Choice of words (āĻŽāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻšā§ŸāĻ¨)    
d. Voice of the author (āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ–āĻ•ā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°)    
e. Mood(āĻŽā§‡āĻœāĻžāĻœ/ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ)    
f. Feeling(āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻ¤āĻŋ)    

Answers:

Criteria Definition Example
a. Formal (āĻ†āĻ¨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. āĻ‡āĻ‚āĻ°ā§‡āĻœāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻĒāĻŸā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§‡āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ–āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—āĻžāĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ†āĻ‡āĻ¨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 āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ‡āĻ¨āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻ¤ā§‹ āĻœāĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤

ii. āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§‹āĻ§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻŦā§‡āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšā§€āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤

ii. āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ–ā§‡āĻ˛āĻž āĻ›ā§‡ā§œā§‡ āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤.

b. Choice of words (āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻšā§ŸāĻ¨) The selection of words that a writer or speaker uses to convey their meaning. āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ–āĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°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§āĻŸ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ:

i āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ āĻ˛ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻ“āĻĒāĻ°āĨ¤

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§€āĻ•ā§€ āĻ­āĻžāĻˇāĻž

i āĻ¸ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻ†āĻ•āĻžāĻļā§‡ āĻœā§āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ˛

āĻ†āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ°āĻŋāĻ• āĻ­āĻžāĻˇāĻž

i āĻ¸ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻ†āĻ•āĻžāĻļā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻ‰āĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤

c. Voice of the author (āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ–āĻ•ā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻŖā§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§ˆāĻ˛ā§€ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ–āĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°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, I’ll get right on that.

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ 

i āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ¤ā§ƒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§‡āĻˇāĻœā§āĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡, āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤

āĻ•ā§ŒāĻ¤ā§āĻ•āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ 

i āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§‹ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ‰āĻĄāĻŧāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ¤ā§‹! āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ˛ā§‹āĻŽāĻļ āĻ°āĻ•ā§‡āĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§‹ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§‡ āĻœā§āĻŽ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡āĨ¤

āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ 

i āĻ“āĻš, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤

d. Mood(āĻŽā§‡āĻœāĻžāĻœ/ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ) The overall atmosphere or feeling that a piece of writing or speech creates. āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§‡āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻ¤ā§ƒāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°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.

āĻ†āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ

i āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ†āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‡ āĻšā§‡āĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻšā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ āĻ˛āĨ¤

āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻœāĻ¨āĻ•

i āĻ…āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ—āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļā§‹āĻ• āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤

āĻ°āĻžāĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤

i āĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŋ āĻšā§‡āĻĒā§‡ āĻ§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻšāĻŋā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ 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§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻ¤ā§ƒāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§‹āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŦā§‡āĻ—āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻœāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāĻ¯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 āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻ‚āĻ¸āĻž

i āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ‡ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤

āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŖāĻž

i āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž-āĻ†āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻœāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ…āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤

Text-B

  1. Formal Expression

The text is written in a formal style. This evident in the use of sentences.

  1. 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.

  1. Informal Expression
  2. “But I feel peaceful.” ii. “You will live, secure and safe, wilbur.”

iii. “Christmas will come, and the snows of winter.”                              Iv. “this lovely world’ and “these precious days”

  1. “The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again”
  2. Choice of Words
  3. Formal: Assured, Secure, Auntumn
  4. Informal: Feel peaceful, Live, Warm wind, Lovely world
  5. Voice of the Author:

In the text the author’s voice is comforting, reassuring, and intimate. In her conversation with her friend Wilbur, Charlot is trying to reassure and console him. The author’s voice is evident in the use of phrases like “I feel peaceful,” “Your future is assured,” and “all these sights, sounds, and smells will be yours to enjoy.”

  1. Mood

The mood in the text is a mixture of optimism, assurance, and a hint of sadness. Phrases like “Christmas will come,” “these autumn days will shorten and grow cold, “ and “the frogs will awake” are examples of expressions that acknowledge the changing of the seasons, the passage of the time and provide comfort and hope.

  1. 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

  1. 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  
  1. Informal Expressions:
but little very good good deal counteracted
altogether mixture  
  1. Voice of the Author:

The author’s voice is critical and analytical, providing and insightful commentary on Mr. Collins’s character

  1. Mood:

The overall mood of the text is predominately critical, and ironic, reflecting Mr. Collins’s flaws and contradictions.

  1. Feelings:

While reading the text, a reader might experience feelings of irony, criticism, and amusement about the traits and behaviour’s of Mr Collins.