P4+2013+GL+Colloquialisms

Catherine Gavin: Historical



Colloquialisms are widely used in everyday life, rather than the more formal speech that is used when writing historical literature. It is defined as, “a word, phrase or paralanguage that is employed in conversational or informal language but not in formal speech or formal writing” (Wikipedia). Colloquialisms were not used often when writing, more formal language was used. However, Mark Twain changed all that. Within his very well known novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, colloquialisms, or slang, was used as the main way of speech. Using this way of talking within literature made the novel stand out and create its own history. When the slang was used it related more to everyday life than the other novels that used more formal speech. And even though they were used in literature before Twain’s novel, Twain was one of the first to really use it throughout the entire novel, creating a whole new form of writing. Ever since then, novels are created to relate to the dialects of the people who are speaking within the novel. Modern literature, although are not as full of colloquialisms as Mark Twain’s novels, in corporate different forms of speech, accents, and dialects within the words of the novel, forever changing the way that novels are written.

Sources: "Colloquialism." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Mar. 2013. Web. 03 Dec. 2013. "Samuel Langhorne Clemens." Life as a Writer. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2013. "What Is a Colloquialism?" WiseGEEK. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.

Lillian Stack: Cultural 

 Colloquialisms are used in everyday language that people spread through conversations. One website states, “Colloquialisms are often used primarily within a limited geographical area, known by linguists to spread through normal conversational interaction of a language” (Princeton). Colloquialisms are used in place of a word or phrase that is technically formal. Many people often use colloquialisms when they are texting, or writing on social websites. One colloquialisms can have more than one meaning. Several people exchange what they say that sounds formal with colloquialisms. Most commonly used colloquialisms are y’all and go nuts. Y’all means you all and go nuts means go insane.

Sources:

“Colloquialism”. Literary devices. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2013.

“Colloquialism”. Princeton. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.

kristina: AIM



Colloquialism are widely used in everyday life and they are not formal words and they are more like slang. It would mean that people would not be able to use slang words and other type of things that would not makes sense. In literature and grammar if they use slang what would the audience think and what would it AIM for. They are trying to AIM for proper language and words that would make sense in the sentence. "Friends of the chancellor revealed that he had described Labour MPs as disappointing 'numpties,' a colloquialismmeaning idiots" (Neil Rafferty). This quote means no matter what they should try to be as smart as they can. They need to try your hardest and that you should AIM for something that won’t make you look intelligent. They should always AIM for something that they can reach and for something that is going to make your teacher look good. They need to apply themselves to the best language and stay away from slang words or phrases. They need to AIM for something in life that you will be able to reach. If they use slang they are not going to get far in life. Slang shows people that they don’t really care about anything. It would also show people that they are just a joke and that they can’t do anything to help them. It would also show that they are not as good as other people.

Sources:

“Colloquialism”. Free Dictionary N.P. Web .04, 2013

“Colloquialism”. Ask.com N.P. Web .04, 2013

Sarah Wilson : Audience



Colloquialism is an informal way of speaking or writing. “ A saying that expresses something other than the literal meaning of the words it contains is a colloquialism, like saying "I wasn't born yesterday," to mean "you can't fool me."’( Colloquialism). This is an example of how colloquialism effects the audience. When colloquialism is used it relates to the audience it gives them something that relates to their everyday language. This is an effective way of communicating with the audience because of the relationship. In the book Of Mice and Men Steinbeck used colloquialism throughout the text. Here is a perfect example, “‘No, Lennie. I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s a thing I want ya to know’”(Steinbeck 52). They Steinbeck used the word “ain’t” to capture the dialect of the people. This is how colloquialism effects the audience.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Colloquialism." Vocabulary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2013. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Penguin, 1993. Print.