LIN204H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Style Guide, Canadian English, Hypercorrection
CHAPTER 1 & 2 REVIEW (part 3)
-Using register-appropriate language is when you speak differently from how you would
speak to a group of your close friends.
-The sentence "You me Saturday on theatre at saw" is considered ungrammatical because
it is not a sentence that would be allowed by the prescriptive rules of English grammar,
and it also would not be part of a descriptive grammar of English, as the word order does
not conform to anything that an adult native English speaker would produce.
-"Gonna" (for "going to") does not conform to standard Canadian English spelling
conventions, yet one sees this usage quite frequently, especially in the titles of songs:
"Are you gonna be my girl?", "We're not gonna take it", etc. It is possible that one day
"gonna" will become the standard way of spelling "going to" when expressing a future
intention or plan.
-Using abbreviations typical of text messaging, such as "BTW", "LOL", "NP", "IMHO",
etc. is NOT acceptable when corresponding with staff and faculty at a university or any
other formal context.
-An example of hypercorrection is when an adult native speaker of English says: "That
gift is from he and I." The reason being is that the preposition “from” requires that
personal pronouns be in object form, him and I in this case.
-Native speakers of English in Trinidad speak differently from native speakers of English
in Southern Ontario. These groups of speakers can be described as speaking different
dialects of English.
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Document Summary
Using register-appropriate language is when you speak differently from how you would speak to a group of your close friends. "gonna" (for "going to") does not conform to standard canadian english spelling conventions, yet one sees this usage quite frequently, especially in the titles of songs: "gonna" will become the standard way of spelling "going to" when expressing a future intention or plan. Using abbreviations typical of text messaging, such as "btw", "lol", "np", "imho", etc. is not acceptable when corresponding with staff and faculty at a university or any other formal context. An example of hypercorrection is when an adult native speaker of english says: "that gift is from he and i. " The reason being is that the preposition from requires that personal pronouns be in object form, him and i in this case. Native speakers of english in trinidad speak differently from native speakers of english in southern ontario.
