Language and Literacy Youngsters Discourse

Question: Write about theLanguage and Literacyfor Youngsters Discourse. Answer: The kinds of discourses that I usually participate in are Literature Discourse, Coffee Shop Discourse, Youngsters Discourse and Family Discourse. In the literature Discourse that I belong to, there are some specific languages that are being used. For example, we use literary words like poetic, prosaic and metaphorical, that are directly associated with the literary vocabulary. Usually, in class we are expected to use high quality words, that are at times bombastic, and we seldom employ the use of conversational language. Instead of using words like but, we usually use words such as however, as these help in rendering a sense of grandeur and magnificence to the discourse. One discourse that can easily puzzle an outsider, unaware of the language used in the discourse group is the youngster discourse. This discourse is usually being used by the young people, especially the college and the University words, and as such includes new words, such as uber cool, friend-zone, cazz (Fairclough 2013). Apparently these words do not have any concrete meaning of their own, and the original English dictionary does not acknowledge the existence of these words. However, these words are being used in modern day especially on social media, and the words have become largely popular among the younger generation (Mccarthy Carter 2014). It is important to mention here that what makes the words more unfamiliar to the outsiders is that they are being used to imply concepts which are unknown to the outsiders. For example, the word swag is being to imply a subtle sense of style with which an individual carries himself or herself. Besides, the use of newly introduced slangs and abusive words such as crap also make the discourse incomprehensible to the outsiders. Reference List: Fairclough, N. (2013).Critical discourse analysis: The critical study of language. Routledge. McCarthy, M., Carter, R. (2014).Language as discourse: Perspectives for language teaching. Routledge.