If anyone could give me feedback on this intro, and what should or shouldn't be in there.
“Age, Race/Ethnicity and Gender are the three key determinants of language use.” Discuss in relation to Australian English language and society.
This is my intro:
It is true that these three human characteristics, Age, Race/Ethnicity and Gender, in general, are the three key determinants of language use. Age is a determinant of language use because it determines the lexical choices we will make and it can determine the use of HRT (High Rising Terminal), which refers to a feature of some accents of English where statements have a rising intonation pattern in the final syllable or syllables of the utterance. Race/ Ethnicity are determinants of language use because each variety of a language has a slightly different lexicon. It is also a key determinant in identifying their belonging to a particular ethnic group. Gender is also a key determinate because gender determines what words you will use. Also another reason is the accent you use is determined by gender with a vast majority of females speaking cultivated Australian compared to males. But first, in order to fully comprehend the significance of these three key determinants of language use we must have a grasp of the history of Australian English.
I'm not all that good with intro's so any help would be appreciated.
“Age, Race/Ethnicity and Gender are the three key determinants of language use.” Discuss in relation to Australian English language and society.
This is my intro:
It is true that these three human characteristics, Age, Race/Ethnicity and Gender, in general, are the three key determinants of language use. Age is a determinant of language use because it determines the lexical choices we will make and it can determine the use of HRT (High Rising Terminal), which refers to a feature of some accents of English where statements have a rising intonation pattern in the final syllable or syllables of the utterance. Race/ Ethnicity are determinants of language use because each variety of a language has a slightly different lexicon. It is also a key determinant in identifying their belonging to a particular ethnic group. Gender is also a key determinate because gender determines what words you will use. Also another reason is the accent you use is determined by gender with a vast majority of females speaking cultivated Australian compared to males. But first, in order to fully comprehend the significance of these three key determinants of language use we must have a grasp of the history of Australian English.
I'm not all that good with intro's so any help would be appreciated.
