Despite the fact that it is a written discourse, the email, being a variation of netspeak, also features elements associated with …show more content…
The acronym ‘asap’ (line 3) is used in place of the full phrase to improve the economy of expression. Likewise, shortening ‘Melb’ (line 21) is used as Paul will be able to infer that it refers to Melbourne due to prior knowledge. The nonstandard usage of capital letter font for ‘ESPECIALLY’ (line 9) and ‘HAVE’ (line 18) serves the function of highlighting the importance of Daphne’s condition and conveying disbelief respectively in their contexts. Joy utilizes several emoticons throughout the email. The smiling emoticon (line 1) adds to the friendly opening of the email. The tribal mask (line 10) pokes fun and satirizes her own bossiness. The crying with laughter emoticon (line 13) refers to the reaction that Joy had when Cyril was talking about the trip. The angel emoticon (line 24) is used in place of the lexis to further display her gratefulness towards Paul for his help, thereby meeting his positive face need of desiring to be recognized for his actions. Moreover, the five heart emoticons (line 26) displays the love and care Joy has for Paul as a family member. On the contrary, there are also very few formal elements present in the email. The litote in line 23, ‘have not been without’ uses double negation to acknowledge the ‘problems’ (line 23) that Paul has been facing, which illustrates that Joy emphasizes with Paul, thus increasing the solidarity and understanding between