📖 Instructions

Task: Read the excerpt from Alice in Wonderland (Page 23) and identify language features in each category below. Use the examples provided to help you understand each language feature, then find your own examples from the text.

🔤 Part 1: The Code (Phonology and Orthography)

Definition: The Code refers to the spelling, punctuation, and sound patterns used in written language.

Examples from Alice in Wonderland:

• Standard spelling: "curious", "wonderful", "tumbling"

• Punctuation: Exclamation marks (!), question marks (?), commas (,)

• Contractions: "I'm", "don't", "can't", "won't"

• Dialogue punctuation: "Oh dear!" said Alice

📝 Part 2: Syntax

Definition: Syntax refers to how words are arranged to form phrases, clauses, and sentences.

Examples from Alice in Wonderland:

• Simple sentences: "Alice was beginning to get very tired."

• Complex sentences: "When she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her..."

• Questions: "What is the use of a book without pictures?"

• Exclamations: "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!"

Simple sentence: _________________________________________________

Complex sentence: _________________________________________________

Question: _________________________________________________

Exclamation: _________________________________________________

🔧 Part 3: Morphology

Definition: Morphology is the study of word formation, including prefixes, suffixes, compound words, and word parts.

Examples from Alice in Wonderland:

• Contractions: "I'm" (I am), "don't" (do not)

• Compound words: "rabbit-hole", "pocket-watch"

• Suffixes: "wonderful" (-ful), "beginning" (-ing), "tired" (-ed)

• Possessives: "Alice's sister", "rabbit's waistcoat"

Compound words: _________________________________________________

Words with suffixes: _________________________________________________

Possessives: _________________________________________________

🎨 Part 4: Figurative Language

Definition: Figurative language uses words in creative ways to create vivid imagery and deeper meaning.

Types of Figurative Language:

• Similes: Comparisons using "like" or "as" - "fell like a stone"

• Metaphors: Direct comparisons - "time is money"

• Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things

• Symbolism: Objects representing deeper meanings

• Hyperbole: Exaggeration for effect

🏆 Part 5: Analysis and Reflection