Hindi: F–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Explore how language use varies according to context, purpose, audience and mode of delivery
Elaborations
comparing and explaining the use of different styles of communication in different contexts, such as respectful, devotional or colloquial forms of expression आपकी यात्रा मंगलमय हो,सब ठीक-ठाक है?
identifying differences in features and register between spoken and written language, for example, in apologies, invitations or narratives कल मेरे घर आना, कल हमारे घर पधारिए/दर्शन दीजिए
comparing language and textual features used when communicating with different age groups, for example, amusing rhymes and terms of affection for small children, devotional texts for religious expression
identifying variations in language use between people of different ages, gender or status, for example, ways of showing authority or expressing humility
understanding that facial expressions, gestures and body language are key elements of communication and that they can be interpreted differently by different people
explaining variations in style, content and register of different expressions of wishes for a particular event or occasion such as Diwali, for example, हर घर में हो उजाला, आए न कभी रात काली हर घर मनाए ख़ुशियाँ, हर घर में हो दिवाली compared to an sms message such as शुभ दिवाली
