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Setting and Scene: the setting refers to the time and place of the speech act. (Bock Z. 2014) The meeting was held he in Pongola in the community hall in the small village called Nyamane on the 29th of June 2019 at 10 am. The community members arranged the available furniture so that they will …

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Standard/ standardized dialect A standard language is that variety of language which is most associated with specific groups (usually educated people or those with a high status and authority within society). It is used for a particular functions (for example writing, education, radio and television) which serve a wide and diverse community of speakers (Mesthrie, …

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