Content description ACLFWU167

Years 3 to 6 / Understanding / Language variation and change / ACLFWU167

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Understand that speakers vary language forms according to kin relationship and context of situation

[Key concepts: kinship, respect, register, silence, taboo; Key processes: observing, examining, explaining, investigating; noticing, recognising]

Elaborations

observing how language is used to establish, maintain and reflect kin-based relationships
noticing word taboo in Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages
observing that expressions can be made more or less formal or casual to suit the relationship between speakers
reflecting on how they communicate with their own family and friends and with people less close to them, noticing differences in language use and communicative behaviour

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