What are characteristics of formal language?
Characteristics of Language:
1) verbal, vocal & sound
2)social phenomenon
3)means of communication
4)non-instinctive, conventional
5) arbitrary
6)symbolic
7)systematic
8)unique
9)linguistic & communicative competence
10)human & structurally complex
If we are talking about language, and something that looks like language but is not… the important characteristic is "7)" - being bound by rules. The core principle is that you can use a language to make new sentences (and other people will understand you). This is (only) possible because language has rules for making sentences, by putting words together systematically. (Of course, it is possible to be understood without constructing a proper sentence - Gen Y's do it all the time.)
What are the differences between formal and informal language?
In short and in general, formal language is the language you would use when talking to your boss, whereas informal language is the one you use when talking to a friend. For example while informal language is often full of slang, the formal one doesn't allow that. Formal language uses more difficult/sophisticated language and is stricter with grammar (e.g. no contractions). Informal language basically allows you to go crazy with the language as long as…
What are the Differences between natural language and formal language?
Answer 1. Although formal and natural languages have many features in common---tokens, structure, syntax and semantics---there are many differences.ambiguityNatural languages are full of ambiguity, which people deal with by using contextual clues and other information. Formal languages are designed to be nearly or completely unambiguous, which means that any statement has exactly one meaning, regardless of context.redundancyIn order to make up for ambiguity and reduce misunderstandings, natural languages employ lots of redundancy. As a result…