Answer to Question #187668 in English for Cathrine

Question

Cite three specific features and examples of academic language from the passage(The happiness factor)

Answer 1

Academic language is used in texts, publications, and assessments, and students require to learn it to communicate and perform. In this text, the evident features and examples are;

Complexity; Spoken language is simpler compared to the written language since written language has longer words. For example, Academic language has complex words with more clauses.

Formality; when using this language informal expressions and words should not be included. For example, local languages should not be used together with academic language.

Precision; is achieved by being more specific when communicating and also by avoiding ambiguity. For example, the use of words such as ‘got’ and ‘obtained’ in different sentences, shows different levels of ambiguity.