Hypothesis: Do men use more jokes and women more serious language?
Tweet 6: Male
- Informal structure
- Laughter, jokey
- Casual tone
- Elipses used to add mystery
Summary <=> Men tend to use informal language, humorous language and gramatical structure, often with a casual tone. Minimal punctuation is used, often elipses is used to sound mysterious.
Tweet 7: Male
- Informal grammer
- Announce troubles, carefree attitude
- Displays concern
- See no evil emoji, symbolising detromental effect
Summary <=> See above, in addition, announce troubles with a carefree attitude, but displays concern, emoji used to demonstrate effect.
Tweet 8: Male
- "High heel emoji" => casual emoji
- Jokey language
- Tweet tags @thisisadapt and mentions nikeuk
- Exclamation mark "!" light-hearted tone
Summary <=> Men use punctuation and emojis to convey casual language
Tweet 9: Male
- Casual language
- Refrences a website
- Talks of situation, attempts to make best of it
Summary <=> Men will try to make the best of a bad situation by making themselves the centre of a joke.
Tweet 10: Male band
- Exaggeration
- Slang
- Symbol representating an emoji which isn't visible.
- Makes reader feel as if they don't need to know anyone elses opinion, shows men are dominant / powerful
Summary <=> Men often feel the need to be the more dominant in the situation and will often make those around them feel as if their opinions are inferior.
Method of selection used: choose the 5 consecutive middle tweets.
Monday, 15 June 2015
Monday, 9 March 2015
Racism speech
We stand here today to change the history that racism has left its mark upon, crippling our society. A society that still allows many to be jobless and uneducated due to their race. A society that still accepts the loss of many innocent lives due to their race. Should we stand here, watching it in horror but letting it carry on? We are the ones that are here today with the power to do something. Let's take advantage of that. Let's look up to people like Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, who risked their lives or died for the cause. Let them be the inspiration for change. Let's change today.
Racism has always formed a large part in our behaviour as a society. Not so long ago, it decided everything in a persons life. From where they lived, to what job they had, even their societal status. However, in different parts of the world, attitudes varied. In 1945 Afro Americans stationed in Europe during World War Two were welcomed into the community. At home, they were segregated, leading increased calls for justice. There were echoes of the Nazis- the cause which the USA was fighting against, in their own society. This was demonstrated by the Ku Klux Klan which believed in white supremacy. For example, black teachers earned a mere average of $342 a year whilst white teachers earned $1107. One of the most tragic cases of racism was the case of Emmett Till, a fourteen year old boy. Raised in Chicago, a Northern city, he was used to slightly better treatment in the North. When visiting his uncle in Mississippi, a Southern city, he winked at a white woman. For that he was beaten and lynched by her relatives. Other ethnic groups were persecuted, but the worst attitude was towards black people, due to the slave trade and white supremacy. They were denied the vote until August 6th 1965, but slavery was abolished one hundred years earlier. But by law all Americans were given the vote ninety-five years earlier. This shows that although the laws changed, attitudes didn't.
Even though people of different ethnicities are more accepted today some people/ children still experience bullying just because they are of a different race. Many people are ignorant and still follow "stereotypes". For example, Muslims are now associated with bad people just because of the wrongdoings of the extremist group ISIS, when actually they aren't the ones doing wrong. Yet, Christians are never associated with wrong doing even though the Ku Klux Klan caused just as much terror, if not more.
We found that verbal abuse is the most common source of racism. We found that people of a darker tone have worse outcomes than those of a lighter shade of skin colour. We found that topics like home ownership can cause conflict due to the unfairness of assuming that certain ethnicities are and forever will be of a lower working class. We found that job interviews can vary in applicants and that how many applications are sent vary depending on a persons ethnicity. An example would be that a Chinese person must submit 68% more applications than an Italian person who would send 12% more applications. This isn't acceptable. We must make it equal for all races. And to do that we need commitment and participation.
We need you.
Racism has always formed a large part in our behaviour as a society. Not so long ago, it decided everything in a persons life. From where they lived, to what job they had, even their societal status. However, in different parts of the world, attitudes varied. In 1945 Afro Americans stationed in Europe during World War Two were welcomed into the community. At home, they were segregated, leading increased calls for justice. There were echoes of the Nazis- the cause which the USA was fighting against, in their own society. This was demonstrated by the Ku Klux Klan which believed in white supremacy. For example, black teachers earned a mere average of $342 a year whilst white teachers earned $1107. One of the most tragic cases of racism was the case of Emmett Till, a fourteen year old boy. Raised in Chicago, a Northern city, he was used to slightly better treatment in the North. When visiting his uncle in Mississippi, a Southern city, he winked at a white woman. For that he was beaten and lynched by her relatives. Other ethnic groups were persecuted, but the worst attitude was towards black people, due to the slave trade and white supremacy. They were denied the vote until August 6th 1965, but slavery was abolished one hundred years earlier. But by law all Americans were given the vote ninety-five years earlier. This shows that although the laws changed, attitudes didn't.
Even though people of different ethnicities are more accepted today some people/ children still experience bullying just because they are of a different race. Many people are ignorant and still follow "stereotypes". For example, Muslims are now associated with bad people just because of the wrongdoings of the extremist group ISIS, when actually they aren't the ones doing wrong. Yet, Christians are never associated with wrong doing even though the Ku Klux Klan caused just as much terror, if not more.
We found that verbal abuse is the most common source of racism. We found that people of a darker tone have worse outcomes than those of a lighter shade of skin colour. We found that topics like home ownership can cause conflict due to the unfairness of assuming that certain ethnicities are and forever will be of a lower working class. We found that job interviews can vary in applicants and that how many applications are sent vary depending on a persons ethnicity. An example would be that a Chinese person must submit 68% more applications than an Italian person who would send 12% more applications. This isn't acceptable. We must make it equal for all races. And to do that we need commitment and participation.
We need you.
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Summary of lesson 1:
Political power - politicians, police and people who work in law courts.
Personal power - people in a position of power because of their jobs : teachers, employers.
Social group power - Hold power because of a social varibale e.g. class, gender, age. Typically middle class white men.
Instrumental/ influential power
Instrumental - power to assert dominance and authority through actions e.g. police, disciplinary.
Infuential power: Persuasive power e.g. media and advertising.
Summary of lesson 2:
Persuasive speech
Modal verbs: will, may, can, must. Shows determination and conviction, convinving audience of statement.
A modal verb is an auxilary verb that expresses necessity or possibility e.g. must.
Epistemic modality: when a modal verb is used to express the speakers opinion about a statement e.e. "it might be true".
Deontic modality: modal verb used to affect a situation e.g. giving permission, "you can go when you are finished".
Persuasive features used in speeches
Modal verbs, rhetorical question, direct adress, repition, special voacbulary and jargon, personal pronouns, facts, AFOREST, emotive language.
Parallelism: repeating things in a sentence or subsequent sentenceds e.g. verbs, phrases.
Synonymous parallelism: 2nd half of a sentemnce echoes the 1st half, or develops it. Shows ideas are equal in importance. Adds balance, rhythm and clarity. "Protect but not possess, to defend but not to conquer".
Anithesis: establishes clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtapositioning them. Makes distinctions, clarifies ideas that may be overlooked. "Live together as brothers... or die together as fools." OR "He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword".
Anaphora: Repitition of the same word/ words at the beginning of successsive clauses or sentences. "To think on death it is a misery. To think on life it is a vanity".
Epistrophe: Repitition of the same word/ words at the end of successive clauses or sentences. "Reason is subdued, honesty is subdued, good will is subdued".
Other features
Alliteration, anology (story), metaphor.
Political power - politicians, police and people who work in law courts.
Personal power - people in a position of power because of their jobs : teachers, employers.
Social group power - Hold power because of a social varibale e.g. class, gender, age. Typically middle class white men.
Instrumental/ influential power
Instrumental - power to assert dominance and authority through actions e.g. police, disciplinary.
Infuential power: Persuasive power e.g. media and advertising.
Summary of lesson 2:
Persuasive speech
Modal verbs: will, may, can, must. Shows determination and conviction, convinving audience of statement.
A modal verb is an auxilary verb that expresses necessity or possibility e.g. must.
Epistemic modality: when a modal verb is used to express the speakers opinion about a statement e.e. "it might be true".
Deontic modality: modal verb used to affect a situation e.g. giving permission, "you can go when you are finished".
Persuasive features used in speeches
Modal verbs, rhetorical question, direct adress, repition, special voacbulary and jargon, personal pronouns, facts, AFOREST, emotive language.
Parallelism: repeating things in a sentence or subsequent sentenceds e.g. verbs, phrases.
Synonymous parallelism: 2nd half of a sentemnce echoes the 1st half, or develops it. Shows ideas are equal in importance. Adds balance, rhythm and clarity. "Protect but not possess, to defend but not to conquer".
Anithesis: establishes clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtapositioning them. Makes distinctions, clarifies ideas that may be overlooked. "Live together as brothers... or die together as fools." OR "He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword".
Anaphora: Repitition of the same word/ words at the beginning of successsive clauses or sentences. "To think on death it is a misery. To think on life it is a vanity".
Epistrophe: Repitition of the same word/ words at the end of successive clauses or sentences. "Reason is subdued, honesty is subdued, good will is subdued".
Other features
Alliteration, anology (story), metaphor.
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Grices Maxims:
Cooperative principal: people want to cooperate when they exchange meaning. Coordination regulated by means of cooperation.
Cooperative principal: people want to cooperate when they exchange meaning. Coordination regulated by means of cooperation.
- Quality maxim, telling the truth.
- Quantity maximum, giving information with minimum effort.
- Relation maxim, be relevant and act accordingly.
- Manner maxim, be clear and not obscure.
Applying maxims:
- Violate them with being noticed - lying.
- Violate them deliberately - flouting.
- Refrain from cooperation - opting out.
Brown and Levinson Face Theory:
Explains how and why we're polite to each other.
-Linguistic and social identity = face.
2 faces, positive (feeling loved and appreciated) and negative (right not to be imposed on).
- 1st strategy, bold on record. Do nothing to minimise threat to face.
- 2nd strategy, positive politeness, appreciate and love the person we're communicating with. Politeness markers and friendly behaviour. You appeal to the positive face.
- Negative face appeal. Apologise a lot, politeness markers, use negative politeness.
- Off record indirect strategy ~> hints (gestures, laughing) express what we want to communicate, get someone to do your work for you.
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Style models
Hey guys! Check out these links to my style models:
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http://www.monologuearchive.com/l/leroux_002.html
http://www.monologuearchive.com/h/hugo_003.html
http://www.monologuearchive.com/e/echegaray_009.html
Sunday, 28 September 2014
Geoffrey's monologue
A clink of a glass resonates around the empty room. Geoffrey is sprawled across a pew, the communion cup in his left hand, a half empty bottle of wine dripping on the floor.
Geoffrey: Someone died today, I conducted the sermon after all so I should know. Only, It wasn't easy... I buried my wife.
Fade to black.
Geoffrey is stood over a freshly dug grave, rubbing his left hand where his ring was but hours before. Tears escape his tightly squeezed eyes, tumbling down his sloped nose, plummeting to the floor like bullets.
Geoffrey: I knew I should have let her go, our marriage was falling apart from the moment it began.
[PAUSES]
I tried to be good to her, but there were other things that demanded my attention. At the time, it seemed reasonable, y'know. Leaving her by herself, unattended. I never even brought her flowers. Yet, she would always lift my spirits each time I was near her.
I've always known that she was the one. We met through family, when we were both young. My love was being built, and although she was only a pile of rubble at the time; I knew that it was her. Only her. I've always known that I could build her up to where she was, in her prime.
Once something is at it's prime, the only way for it to go is down. So down it went - all of it, crumbled back into the pile of rubble that it once was. That is always will be.
Fade to black.
Geoffrey stands behind the altar, dressed in a casual outfit, a symbol of no longer being affiliated with the church.
Geoffrey: When Susan started drinking, I stopped caring for the Church. Call it blasphemy! Call it what you will but I call it love.
I gave up the Church for her, it was what was driving us apart. So yes, one of my greatest loves died today, but it wasn't Susan. In fact, it was her greatest rival - the Church.
A weathered wooden box is seen covered in soil, and out tumbles a ring. Geoffrey had buried his link to the Church. He is no longer a Vicar.
Fade to black.
Geoffrey: Someone died today, I conducted the sermon after all so I should know. Only, It wasn't easy... I buried my wife.
Fade to black.
Geoffrey is stood over a freshly dug grave, rubbing his left hand where his ring was but hours before. Tears escape his tightly squeezed eyes, tumbling down his sloped nose, plummeting to the floor like bullets.
Geoffrey: I knew I should have let her go, our marriage was falling apart from the moment it began.
[PAUSES]
I tried to be good to her, but there were other things that demanded my attention. At the time, it seemed reasonable, y'know. Leaving her by herself, unattended. I never even brought her flowers. Yet, she would always lift my spirits each time I was near her.
I've always known that she was the one. We met through family, when we were both young. My love was being built, and although she was only a pile of rubble at the time; I knew that it was her. Only her. I've always known that I could build her up to where she was, in her prime.
Once something is at it's prime, the only way for it to go is down. So down it went - all of it, crumbled back into the pile of rubble that it once was. That is always will be.
Fade to black.
Geoffrey stands behind the altar, dressed in a casual outfit, a symbol of no longer being affiliated with the church.
Geoffrey: When Susan started drinking, I stopped caring for the Church. Call it blasphemy! Call it what you will but I call it love.
I gave up the Church for her, it was what was driving us apart. So yes, one of my greatest loves died today, but it wasn't Susan. In fact, it was her greatest rival - the Church.
A weathered wooden box is seen covered in soil, and out tumbles a ring. Geoffrey had buried his link to the Church. He is no longer a Vicar.
Fade to black.
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Analysis of Bed Among the Lentils
1a) Just from the first stage direction, we learn that Susan is probably dependent on her husband, as she is labelled as "a vicar's wife". This indicates that Susan is probably just a housewife, and may be lonely.
Susan is "thin and nervous", telling the reader that she is probably quite shy. This gives the impression that she is a quiet person, and the monologue may also be quiet.
Susan "probably smokes", suggesting that she may be depressed and unhappy with her life in general.
1b) Susans' use of language demonstrates that she is of a higher class, "so that would explain it". Her use of language is quite formal, suggesting that she is either a cold person, or of a higher class. She uses received pronunciation
1c) Bennett adds afterthoughts to make the monologue sound like a spontaneous speech, "It's my mother". This is an interrupted thought that makes the reader think that she is deep in thought.
1d) Susan is the narrator of her story, adding bits of knowledge that no other characters would know. "I could only find 10p" suggests that Susan was not particularly interested in the Sermon, as this was said in an off-handed way. It also suggests something about her private life, maybe her and Geoffrey haven't got a very good relationship.
1e) Susan feels as is her husband is parading her alcoholism for the whole parish. He is paying her attention now, but perhaps not the kind of attention she deserves. Geoffrey "brandishes it", referring to Susan's hand. Not one to miss an opportunity, he takes full advantage of her drinking problem. He uses it to pivot himself into the forefront of the Bishops mind, attempting to gain the promotion that he so desperately seeks.
1f) "The Communion wine. It's gone." This is one of the times that Bennett openly hints at Susan's drinking problem. This indicates that perhaps Geoffrey isn't as clueless as we previously thought. He may, in fact, already know about Susan's drinking problem.
Monday, 15 September 2014
Graphology
Graphology:
What is graphology?
Basically how the text appears on the page. This could be paragraph length variation, bold print, capital letters for emphasis. It could be font size, style, underlined phrases, or italics. In a magazine it could easily be pictures with quotes underneath, or pictures with captions. Not fitting with the pattern, it could also be juxtaposition (of their words and effects).
What is graphology?
Basically how the text appears on the page. This could be paragraph length variation, bold print, capital letters for emphasis. It could be font size, style, underlined phrases, or italics. In a magazine it could easily be pictures with quotes underneath, or pictures with captions. Not fitting with the pattern, it could also be juxtaposition (of their words and effects).
Sunday, 14 September 2014
An introduction to me part 2 - Will I be great?
Dearest friend,
I have always wanted to be great. Not to just drift by in life without a purpose, but to impact the lives of many and change the lives of all. I've never known how exactly I was going to achieve this, but I have always that I would be able to.
Many people have a plan, not a purpose. What I mean by this is that they have a strategy, but never a reason as to why they have created it.
For me, it is the opposite.
I know where I want to be in twenty years time, but I am unsure of the route I'll take to get there. It's like I'm at a crossroads, but I can't see the signs. They're smudged, still there but barely legible, all the words spiraling into a complex puzzle. Every fork in the road is a sharp prong with its own consequences. You cannot turn back and change your mind, or else you'll slide off the slippery, sliver surface that you've worked so hard to polish and refine.
Funnily enough, you've felt the same way; that is why I'm coming to you for advice. You've always said to keep your options open, and I have. The world is my oyster, yes, but what If I'm allergic to seafood?
I guess what I'm trying to tell you is that perhaps I like having no direction? Maybe I enjoy the feeling of not knowing where I'm going, the thrill of chasing dreams blindly? Perhaps I am destined to be great, but not in the ordinary sense.
Maybe I am going to be great - one day.
Yours sincerely,
Eunice Gachango.
I have always wanted to be great. Not to just drift by in life without a purpose, but to impact the lives of many and change the lives of all. I've never known how exactly I was going to achieve this, but I have always that I would be able to.
Many people have a plan, not a purpose. What I mean by this is that they have a strategy, but never a reason as to why they have created it.
For me, it is the opposite.
I know where I want to be in twenty years time, but I am unsure of the route I'll take to get there. It's like I'm at a crossroads, but I can't see the signs. They're smudged, still there but barely legible, all the words spiraling into a complex puzzle. Every fork in the road is a sharp prong with its own consequences. You cannot turn back and change your mind, or else you'll slide off the slippery, sliver surface that you've worked so hard to polish and refine.
Funnily enough, you've felt the same way; that is why I'm coming to you for advice. You've always said to keep your options open, and I have. The world is my oyster, yes, but what If I'm allergic to seafood?
I guess what I'm trying to tell you is that perhaps I like having no direction? Maybe I enjoy the feeling of not knowing where I'm going, the thrill of chasing dreams blindly? Perhaps I am destined to be great, but not in the ordinary sense.
Maybe I am going to be great - one day.
Yours sincerely,
Eunice Gachango.
Monday, 8 September 2014
An introduction to me part 1
Dearest friend,
Imagine me asking you to describe yourself in less than ten words.
Being a teenager comes with its many challenges. For instance, in the space of two short years, you have to decide what you're doing for the rest of your life...
For many years, I wanted to pursue a career in medicine, preferably surgery. Every time somebody asked me what I wanted to be, I would reply without hesitation, "a doctor". A large part of me wanted to be a doctor, but my conscience was doubtful of my decision. Soon, the doubt grew, until I knew that medicine wasn't the right career choice for me. Relieved that I discovered this before I started my A-levels, I decided to do pursue law. I'd always been fond of the linguistic subjects (and arguing)!
However unsure I am of my future, and however much I may want to change my past... I can't. I live in the present. "Present" means gift, so why not enjoy that gift, use it for all its worth. This means doing something impulsive once in a while.Continue doing things that you enjoy, because you don't know when you'll no longer be able to do so.
Yours sincerely,
Eunice Gachango
Imagine me asking you to describe yourself in less than ten words.
What would you say? What your friends have told you you're like? The personality that you wish to have? How people expect you to behave? If I were asked to describe myself in less than ten words, I would say, "I am happy with who I am."
For me, this is a precise summary of my personality. I don't strive to be someone that I'm not. Yes, I look for ways in which I can improve my knowledge of the world, but I don't let the world dictate who I am. This means being aware of what's going on around me, but controlling what I think - of myself. Knowing this, I urge you to think of one thing that you would change about yourself; if you had all the means to at your disposal. No matter how much wealth you accumulate during your life, you cannot buy the satisfaction of knowing who you are.
I know that this is full of recycled phrases, cliches and overused sentences, but I have experienced what it feels like to not know which direction is right for you.
Being a teenager comes with its many challenges. For instance, in the space of two short years, you have to decide what you're doing for the rest of your life...
For many years, I wanted to pursue a career in medicine, preferably surgery. Every time somebody asked me what I wanted to be, I would reply without hesitation, "a doctor". A large part of me wanted to be a doctor, but my conscience was doubtful of my decision. Soon, the doubt grew, until I knew that medicine wasn't the right career choice for me. Relieved that I discovered this before I started my A-levels, I decided to do pursue law. I'd always been fond of the linguistic subjects (and arguing)!
However unsure I am of my future, and however much I may want to change my past... I can't. I live in the present. "Present" means gift, so why not enjoy that gift, use it for all its worth. This means doing something impulsive once in a while.Continue doing things that you enjoy, because you don't know when you'll no longer be able to do so.
Yours sincerely,
Eunice Gachango
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