Writing and Speaking with Words:
Content Words and Function Words
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Content Words
These words are often called "meaning" words or "content" words because they usually hold information that is key to the sentence meaning.
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Function Words
These words are often called "function" words because they "do" or "perform" tasks/work/jobs/functions to "stitch", "glue", or "hold together", as well as to modify by elaborating on, content words and other function words.
Determiners
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In Speaking
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These words are usually stressed/emphasized in speaking.
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These words are usually reduced in speaking (reduced = not stressed/emphasized, but rather said very quickly and often even "swallowed".
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In Listening and Reading and Speaking and Writing
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Note-Taking
- Try writing down content words especially when you're taking notes. - Write function words down if they are important. |
Using Visual Representations
- Note-Taking - Brainstorming - Modes of Writing, Speaking, and Being (Planning, Differentiating, etc.) |
Using Parallel Structure
(with Content Words and Function Words) - Note-Taking - Remembering (Memory) - Making Connections |
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