Friday, 27 September 2013
Conventions of a Dramatic Monologue
A dramatic monologue is a poem that shares many features with a speech from a play: one person speaks, and in that speech there are clues to his/her character, the character of the implied person or people that s/he is speaking to, the situation in which it is spoken and the story that has led to this situation.As a covention, each dramatic monologue should include: ... The background of the poem is interesting, but the text can be difficult to understand. The use of dramatic monologue works to separate the speaker from the poet.
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Transcript
Micheal: So Eunice, How was football..
Me: .. It was good thanks
Michael: DId you score any goals?
Me: Yeah!
Michael: How many?
Me: 2!
Michael: Ah, That's great you know
Me: I scored a volley
Michael: Swear down?!
Me: Yeah
Michael: Oh, Ay ain't you hungry?
Me: Yeah, I'm hungry!
Michael: You might as well go make yourself something to eat
Me: What's there to eat?
Michael: I don't even know yet, you're gonna have to go check
Me: Arghh, Okay..
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Homework
What does "colloquial" mean?
Characteristics that has a lack of formality.
PAGE 17
Question 1 - YEAH - not there
- KNOW - not there
- (LAUGH) - N/A
- MHMM - not there
- SO - not there
Question 2
A) Laughing is identified as communication as you're replying to someone with a feeling. However, coughing is a spoken language but it is not used as communications to respond to someone with feelings. It is a bodily function, unless you are coughing which can be used to suggest sarcasm or hinting something to someone, it cannot be used as a response during communication.
Characteristics that has a lack of formality.
PAGE 17
Question 1 - YEAH - not there
- KNOW - not there
- (LAUGH) - N/A
- MHMM - not there
- SO - not there
Question 2
A) Laughing is identified as communication as you're replying to someone with a feeling. However, coughing is a spoken language but it is not used as communications to respond to someone with feelings. It is a bodily function, unless you are coughing which can be used to suggest sarcasm or hinting something to someone, it cannot be used as a response during communication.
B)
Keywords!
Phatic language - using it to be sociable (fillers, small talk)
Formality -The way people adjust the tone of their language to suit the situation they are in e.g. Slang
Deixis - Word that refers to something else (point) Dietetic
Pronoun- A word used in place of a noun.
Context Dependent - you need to know what was happening before.
Context Independent - Anyone can walk in and understand due to precise details
Locution - "I'm in the bath." (Literal meaning)
Illocution - "You get the phone." (Predicted meaning)
Perlocution - "I'll have to get the phone." (Precise meaning)
Cultural Assumptions - A person from another country, or culture, may not understand the things that we know
Graphology = Structure, Fronts, Punctuation.
Pragmatics = Underlined meanings
Euphemism = When you say a bad thing as a good thing
Nuance = Layers of speech (subtle)
Field - Topic (what is it about)
Deixis - Word that refers to something else (point) Dietetic
Pronoun- A word used in place of a noun.
Context Dependent - you need to know what was happening before.
Context Independent - Anyone can walk in and understand due to precise details
Locution - "I'm in the bath." (Literal meaning)
Illocution - "You get the phone." (Predicted meaning)
Perlocution - "I'll have to get the phone." (Precise meaning)
Cultural Assumptions - A person from another country, or culture, may not understand the things that we know
Graphology = Structure, Fronts, Punctuation.
Pragmatics = Underlined meanings
Euphemism = When you say a bad thing as a good thing
Nuance = Layers of speech (subtle)
Field - Topic (what is it about)
Tenor - who/whom ( relationship between writer and reader )
Function - why (purpose)
Phonology- the sounds of language eg. Cat , Car , Khan etc.
Function - why (purpose)
Phonology- the sounds of language eg. Cat , Car , Khan etc.
Lexis - Choice of words
Morphology- word structure
Grammar - Sentence structure
Discourse - Structure of whole text e.g. Layout
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Written or Spoken
"Right spacecraft at the right time" This is spoken as it has the quotation marks showing you that they're speaking to us. It is also an audio note meaning we are able to hear what's being said.
Russian and US ministers begin key talks in Geneva, expressing hope a plan for Syria's chemical arms can prevent military action. This is written communication as they are giving us information, not verbally as there isn't any quotes, play buttons etc.
Russian and US ministers begin key talks in Geneva, expressing hope a plan for Syria's chemical arms can prevent military action. This is written communication as they are giving us information, not verbally as there isn't any quotes, play buttons etc.
Electronic Modes
Modern Technology
- Television - One way communication
- Mobile Phone - Interactive
- Radio - One way communication
- Social websites - Interactive
- Internet - Interacive/One way communication
- Email - Interactive
- iPad -Interactive/
- Laptop terative/One way communication
- Fax -Interactive
- iPod - Interative/One way communication
- Game consoles - Interactive/One way communication
- MP3 - One way communication
Analysis
The mode of this text is a Whatsapp Message.
The field of this was to know if the homework has been completed.
The tenor of this is text is my friend/classmate
The function of this text was to inform each other whether the homework has been completed.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
George Orwell
George Orwell explains how the English language is in a bad state, but we cannot do anything about this. Adding on to this he explains how people compare 'candles to electricity lights', this means the revolution is happening rapidly, this shows how people have shaped the language into their own dialect.
One of Orwell's main aspects was the 'political and economic causes', I think he is explaining that when one person uses language the other person will gradually evolve it and transform it. As an example, Orwell explains to us 'A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks', From this statement Orwell is inferring that the language is being effected by the decision of the past generation.
Also according to Orwell, the English language has become 'ugly' or 'inaccurate', As Orwell describes our thoughts as being 'foolish'. This is leading to our 'slovenliness' of our language, this betrays Orwell's hatred upon our modern language.
In conclusion Orwell also describes the disposal of verbs and producing them as phrases made up of nouns and adjectives. In certain types of writing i.e. art criticism and literacy criticism it is frequent to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning. So Orwell is portraying that words 'romantic and plastic' are meaningless. Overall I think main objective of the blog was to show his passion of hatred towards English language, but also hopes bad habits are changing.
In my opinion, I agree with Orwell as the English language massively over the period of English language but to be fair different generations will change the method of how the English language is spoken.
One of Orwell's main aspects was the 'political and economic causes', I think he is explaining that when one person uses language the other person will gradually evolve it and transform it. As an example, Orwell explains to us 'A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks', From this statement Orwell is inferring that the language is being effected by the decision of the past generation.
Also according to Orwell, the English language has become 'ugly' or 'inaccurate', As Orwell describes our thoughts as being 'foolish'. This is leading to our 'slovenliness' of our language, this betrays Orwell's hatred upon our modern language.
In conclusion Orwell also describes the disposal of verbs and producing them as phrases made up of nouns and adjectives. In certain types of writing i.e. art criticism and literacy criticism it is frequent to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning. So Orwell is portraying that words 'romantic and plastic' are meaningless. Overall I think main objective of the blog was to show his passion of hatred towards English language, but also hopes bad habits are changing.
In my opinion, I agree with Orwell as the English language massively over the period of English language but to be fair different generations will change the method of how the English language is spoken.
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