What are different types of languagel like descriptive and emotive?

Answer 1

What you are referring to when you say "different types of language" is more specifically called style. Style is a manner of expression, or the way in which an author uses language to convey his/her point. It is often called the author's 'voice'. The range of categories or manners that the word "style" includes is endless, and it would be impossible to list them all. Some commonly used "styles" are descriptive and emotive, as you mentioned, as well as scientific, journalistic, philosophical, etc. The style can also be simple, crass, pedantic (overly formal, narrow, attempting to appear learned), or sophisticated. Using your example, an emotive style would be characterized by expressing emotion or producing emotion in the reader. An emotive style as written in a news report, for instance, might have the reporter say, "It is, by far, the saddest day in my career as I present to you this devasting story". Language, however, encompasses far more than style. Diction, syntax, tone, point-of-view and rhetorical devices are some of the many aspects of language. Personally, I've found that owning a book on examining literature is quite useful, especially for school, and I would highly recommend buying or consulting one.