Language Varieties and Verbal Periphrasis
1. Language Varieties
The spoken language comes from a standard or regulation, whose existence is purely mental as there are no ground rules. In reality, if languages exist and are spoken, they are different varieties that are geographically or diatopically determined.
Variety Types
- Geographical or Diatopic Variety: These are the various forms that a language takes in each of the territories in which it is used, leading to differences in pronunciation, morphology, and lexicon. Examples include Castilian,
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The Madness of Daniel Serrallonga
Part 1: Introduction to Serrallonga
Serrallonga is introduced indirectly through other characters, particularly his sister Adela, who describes him as sensible, quiet, and entrepreneurial. The narrator portrays Serrallonga physically and psychologically, highlighting his eccentric nature, exemplified by his collection of General Prim portraits. Armengol’s amused reactions to Serrallonga’s quirks are also depicted.
Part 2: Mental Deterioration
Following the assassination
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Naturalism in 19th Century Literature
From Realism to Naturalism
In the final decades of the nineteenth century, realism evolved into naturalism. French author Emile Zola took the realistic approach to its extreme and proposed to apply scientific principles to the literature of the time. For Zola, humans are a product of their genetic inheritance and social circumstances.
Zola’s Works:
- Therese Raquin
- The Tavern
These works aimed to show the more sordid aspects of reality.
Features of Naturalism
Narrative
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The text and set forth:
contained: unit of communication, message minimo.Tiene full sense, the elements that compose the Unidos por relationships are contained grammatical, syntactic autonomy has, in the lenguaje hablado contained stretches between 2 adults and breaks it with pronucia a determinda intonations in the lenguaje escrito aparece contained between 2 points.
Text
is a set of coherente enunciados.Es mxima the unit of communication, expresses the entirety of content is transmitted to the
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Oral and Written Language
Unit of Communication
A message is a unit of communication that conveys a complete thought. It consists of elements connected by grammatical and syntactic relationships. In spoken language, messages are separated by pauses and intonation, while in written language, they appear between punctuation marks like periods.
A text is a coherent set of statements that forms the highest unit of communication. It expresses the entirety of the sender’s intended message. The statements
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Oral and Written Language
Unit of Communication
A message is the minimum unit of communication that has full meaning. It consists of elements connected by grammatical and syntactic relationships. In spoken language, it’s marked by pauses and intonation. In written language, it appears between punctuation marks like periods.
A text is a set of coherent statements. It’s the maximum unit of communication, expressing the entirety of the sender’s intended message. The statements within a text are related
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