Inglese Linguaggio formale e informale

Lingua formale e informale

Confronto tra linguaggio parlato e formale

Nel linguaggio parlato si usano parole come:

• Attrezzo - tool
• Buttare fuori - fire
• Ragazzino - kid
• Come - how
• Quota - quote
• Nessuno - anybody
• Sicuro - for sure
• Presentare - introduce
• Permettere - let
• Dall'altra parte - on the other hand
• Una specie di - kind of
• Carino - cute

che hanno il corrispettivo nel linguaggio formale:

• Strumento - device
• Licenziare - dismiss
• Bambino - child
• Perché - why
• Quota - quotation
• Nessuno - anyone
• Con certezza - with certainty
• Presentare - present
• Permettere - permit
• Viceversa - conversely
• Una specie di - type of
• Carino - adorable

Forme contratte e forme estese

Confronto tra forma contratta e forma estesa:

• 'D - would
• 'D better - had better
• He's - he is/he has
• I'd - I would
• I'm - I am
• I've - I have
• It's - it is
• 'll - will
• She's - she is
• They're - they are
• We'd - we would/we had
• We're - we are
• We've - we have
• Aren't - are not
• Can't - cannot
• Couldn't - could not
• Didn't - did not
• Doesn't - does not
• Don't - do not
• Hasn't - has not
• Haven't - have not
• Isn't - is not
• Mustn't - must not
• Needn't - need not
• Shouldn't - should not
• Won't - will not

Espressioni comuni

Confronto tra espressioni con forma contratta e forma estesa:

• Am not: Ain’t - you ain’t a friend of mine - you are not a friend of mine - tu non sei mio amico
• Has not: Ain’t - she ain’t finished her job yet - she has not finished her job yet - lei non ha ancora finito il suo lavoro
• Don’t know: Dunno - dunno what you’re talking about - I don’t know what you’re talking about - non so di cosa stai parlando
• Give me: Gimme - gimme something to write on - give me something to write on - dammi qualcosa su cui scrivere
• Going to: Gonna - I'm gonna go to the store - I'm going to go to the store - sto andando al negozio
• Have got to: Gotta - I gotta go now! - I have got to go now! - ora devo andare
• Got you: Gotcha - a policeman might say "Gotcha" to a criminal when he catches him - a policeman might say "I got you" to a criminal when he catches him - un poliziotto potrebbe dire "ti ho preso" a un criminale quando lo cattura
• Kind of: Kinda - she's kinda cute - she's kind of cute - è piuttosto carina
• Let me: Lemme - lemme out! - let me out! - fammi uscire!
• Lot of: Lotta - he has a lotta money - he has a lot of money - ha un mucchio di soldi
• Ought to: Oughta - you oughta know - you ought to know - tu dovresti sapere