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GCSE English Literature · key term
Writing that represents the sound of speech through spelling, as in Nagra’s “ov” and “vee”.
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Paper 2
Revise: Singh Song!Nagra represents Singh’s Punjabi-influenced English through spellings such as “ov”, “di” and “vee”. This phonetic spelling encourages the reader to hear a particular speaking voice. The altered grammar and conversational vocabulary also give the poem the immediacy of spoken storytelling.
Paper 2
Spelling that represents the sound of speech, as in Agard’s use of ‘yu’ for ‘you’.
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Writing a word to suggest how it is pronounced, rather than using its standard spelling.
Writing words to represent their spoken sounds, as in the use of “de” for “the”.
