Benjamin Franklin's Letter Analysis

In regards to how Theodore Roosevelt and Benjamin Franklin wrote their letters for the intended audience, this is an examination and critique of the linguistics behind these letters. It is going to show some the linguistic principles and incorporate the usage of phonetics, semantics and morphology throughout. Both letters were chosen due to how advice was distributed in the time of which the letters were written. Also the letters are written in what many scholars consider the earlier parts of American History. The difference between these letters is that Theodore Roosevelt wrote a letter directly to his son while, Benjamin Franklin had a more generalized recipient (it is not known directly to whom the letter is written too, it is only known …show more content…
Benjamin Franklin writes to a young man in a personal letter his reasons why he should choose an older woman as his mistress, rather than a younger one. There may be some formal indications written in there, “You call this a paradox, and demand my reasons.” (Benjamin Franklin) There is an informal tone in this sentence, a politeness.
During the time of Benjamin Franklin’s letter, the American Dialect would have sounded more closely to a British accent, since it they were in British colonies. Although the dialects have changed throughout history, there is still a strong retention of the dialect that was spoken during his time, that appears in modern society. Every time there is a mass immigration, from another land people can unconciously pick up on that accent in that region and retain it for several generations. Benjamin Franklin’s letter was written an informal manner. His indicates his reasons through a list as to the reasons that choosing an older woman is a better choice than choosing a younger in rather blunt terms. His examples like having a child out of wedlock which was very taboo at the time, can lead to an unecessarry …show more content…
The grammatical dominants prevail in the text hold strong positions in the descriptive language of the paper and participate in the formation of its conceptual semantic space. The grammar structure of the letter is characterized by the inconsistent flow of ideas and thoughts the author had at that time. Talking about the first part of the text, it is easy to identify that the writer has not paid much attention to building the proper sentences with their logical endings, he just listed his feelings about the problem that convulse him. However, the second part of the paper is written with the feelings of excitement that made the sentences to be correct grammar wise. The lexical patterns of the work are full of warm emotions to the son and career the author had that are described by the warm tone. The register level of the letter is