NAME : Nqobile Dube
STUDENT NUMBER: 14500213
ASSIGNMENT 1: 606964
MODULE: ENG1514
Due Date: 15 May 2021
PART 1
1. (a) Phatic Function focuses mainly on social interactivity. The purpose is to
diminish the tension in an uncomfortable situation when stranger meet. The
aim is to acknowledge the existence of another human being or a person.
(b) Directive Function – the main aim of this language function is usually
used to give commands and to make pleas. The commands conveyed to the
next person need to be clear and easy t comprehend, as it was initially
deliberated
(c) The difference between the two is that phatic function mainly deals with
social interactivity, whereas directive function deals with giving commands
and making pleas.
(d) Expressive Function
2. (a) three gender distinctions
- Masculine- associated with qualities that are customary similar to that of
a man
- Feminine – in line with qualities that are customary associated with a
female
- Neuter-in line with qualities that are usually in contrast with male or a
female
2. (b) The difference between oral, visual and written
-Oral communication mainly associated with conveying thoughts, ides and
Information through spoken word
, - Written communication is defined as conveying messages or
commands in a written form through letters, manuals, Whatsapp and
etc.
- Visual communications is defined as conveying messages and ideas
through images and it is the communication that usually interests to our
sights.
3. (a) A speech in Parliament
(b) A family gathering
4. (a) – noun
- Pronoun
- Verb
(b) – read maps
- Images
5. (a) Her
(b) Made
(c) Her
(d) Scapegoat
(e) a
PART 2
1. (a) The author used past tense because it is something that took place in the
past, it is not happening at the moment. The author is telling the story that
already happened
(b) It is personal pronoun and the concept is expressed as the first person. It
is because the author is the one telling the story we can see that with “I” which
is the personal pronoun.
STUDENT NUMBER: 14500213
ASSIGNMENT 1: 606964
MODULE: ENG1514
Due Date: 15 May 2021
PART 1
1. (a) Phatic Function focuses mainly on social interactivity. The purpose is to
diminish the tension in an uncomfortable situation when stranger meet. The
aim is to acknowledge the existence of another human being or a person.
(b) Directive Function – the main aim of this language function is usually
used to give commands and to make pleas. The commands conveyed to the
next person need to be clear and easy t comprehend, as it was initially
deliberated
(c) The difference between the two is that phatic function mainly deals with
social interactivity, whereas directive function deals with giving commands
and making pleas.
(d) Expressive Function
2. (a) three gender distinctions
- Masculine- associated with qualities that are customary similar to that of
a man
- Feminine – in line with qualities that are customary associated with a
female
- Neuter-in line with qualities that are usually in contrast with male or a
female
2. (b) The difference between oral, visual and written
-Oral communication mainly associated with conveying thoughts, ides and
Information through spoken word
, - Written communication is defined as conveying messages or
commands in a written form through letters, manuals, Whatsapp and
etc.
- Visual communications is defined as conveying messages and ideas
through images and it is the communication that usually interests to our
sights.
3. (a) A speech in Parliament
(b) A family gathering
4. (a) – noun
- Pronoun
- Verb
(b) – read maps
- Images
5. (a) Her
(b) Made
(c) Her
(d) Scapegoat
(e) a
PART 2
1. (a) The author used past tense because it is something that took place in the
past, it is not happening at the moment. The author is telling the story that
already happened
(b) It is personal pronoun and the concept is expressed as the first person. It
is because the author is the one telling the story we can see that with “I” which
is the personal pronoun.
