Perspective
A discourse community is a social group or can be anything that inquires shared values, practices, or can even share the same language. A speech community, however; is not the same thing as a discourse community. A speech community is a community that shares the knowledge of rules for the conduct and interpretation of speech. (WaWpg.219) Defining a discourse community can be hard due to the range of different types of discourse communities. Examples of a discourse community would be a church group, sports team, work scene, and even the neighborhood skater group. Perspective plays a key role in discourse communities. A person may perceive a church youth group as a community verses another’s opinion of a group of students who are …show more content…
A day following after my note taking I began to interview Ginny Cox. I started my interviewing process by first asking several questions ranging from personal information to questions regarding her perception of the chorale. Questions such as “How long have you been a part of this chorale?” Ginny responds “Two years.” “What is the reasoning behind your choice to be a part of this discourse community?” “Being a part of this discourse community gives me the feeling of family. We win together and lose together, celebrating the good times and the bad.”- Ginny She mentioned her hardships as being a newcomer, and how she struggled with “fitting in”, Not too long of being a newcomer, Ginny stated that she soon “found her people”. “I don’t understand why people see different as being a bad thing.” - stated Ginny. As I continued the interviewing process, I soon began to notice some similarities and Ginny and I shared. First off, we both share the love of music and the hatred of after-school rehearsals. Also both sharing the fear and anxiety of singing in front of people. “It’s hard to be the outsider or the one that stands out”- Ginny Towards the end of my interviewing, Ginny stated to me “I have always look to you as a mentor and leader.” Hearing the previous statement gave me an overwhelm feeling of emotion and humbleness; also giving me the satisfaction of knowing that the “outsiders” just might not be so “out
A discourse community is a social group or can be anything that inquires shared values, practices, or can even share the same language. A speech community, however; is not the same thing as a discourse community. A speech community is a community that shares the knowledge of rules for the conduct and interpretation of speech. (WaWpg.219) Defining a discourse community can be hard due to the range of different types of discourse communities. Examples of a discourse community would be a church group, sports team, work scene, and even the neighborhood skater group. Perspective plays a key role in discourse communities. A person may perceive a church youth group as a community verses another’s opinion of a group of students who are …show more content…
A day following after my note taking I began to interview Ginny Cox. I started my interviewing process by first asking several questions ranging from personal information to questions regarding her perception of the chorale. Questions such as “How long have you been a part of this chorale?” Ginny responds “Two years.” “What is the reasoning behind your choice to be a part of this discourse community?” “Being a part of this discourse community gives me the feeling of family. We win together and lose together, celebrating the good times and the bad.”- Ginny She mentioned her hardships as being a newcomer, and how she struggled with “fitting in”, Not too long of being a newcomer, Ginny stated that she soon “found her people”. “I don’t understand why people see different as being a bad thing.” - stated Ginny. As I continued the interviewing process, I soon began to notice some similarities and Ginny and I shared. First off, we both share the love of music and the hatred of after-school rehearsals. Also both sharing the fear and anxiety of singing in front of people. “It’s hard to be the outsider or the one that stands out”- Ginny Towards the end of my interviewing, Ginny stated to me “I have always look to you as a mentor and leader.” Hearing the previous statement gave me an overwhelm feeling of emotion and humbleness; also giving me the satisfaction of knowing that the “outsiders” just might not be so “out