A central notion is 'stratification', such that language is analysed in terms of four strata: Context, Semantics, Lexico-Grammar and Phonology-Graphology. Context concerns the Field (what is going on), Tenor (the social roles and relationships between the participants), and the Mode (aspects of the channel of communication, e.g., monologic/dialogic, spoken/written, +/- visual-contact, etc.). Systemic semantics includes what is usually called 'pragmatics'. Semantics is divided into three…
anthropology pieces that have been read and critiqued in class, the topic of language usually comes up in a way to praise or reject that claims that are being made. Anthropologist must constantly be aware of their word choices because they have the power to change the whole connotation of their findings when language is used a certain way, omitted, or modified in translation. One of the first pieces that this discussion of language came up in was in the piece Righteous Dopefiend by Philippe…
time to warn us of the interaction role the performer will expect to play in the oncoming situation” (1959: 24). This can be the attitudes that a person displays to reflect the impression they aim to give. It can be portrayed through the use of body language, gestures and facial expressions. However, with this concept of impression management Goffman gave rise to the idea of stigma. This idea is that the society is consciously aware that a person can have two social identities. This is the…
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“To be, or not to be? That is the question-” (III, i, 57). This famous quote is a quote that we have all heard at least once in our life. The quote is from one of William Shakespeare's more famous plays, Hamlet. Not only is Hamlet one of his more famous plays but Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Macbeth were all plays written by the best poet known to England, William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was christened on April 26 but it is believed he was born three days earlier, on April 23…
is more logical or logos is because it has facts and data but also it uses testimony. He used more logical language in his letter because he was trying to get this point across to certain people, he wanted to use truthful information to back up everything he said. The reason the speech has a more emotional appeal or pathos is because it creates much more emotion. He used more emotional language in his speech because he wanted to talk to the people, make them see that they could be equal and get…
his book “Practical English Language Teaching Speaking” explained about three key principles for teaching speaking to beginning learners/young learners. First, provide something for learners to talk about. It means when students speak, they usually speak about something. It can share ideas, thought or emotions, the comment about a topic like incident interesting, etc. According to Pennington (1995), teachers should attend to the communicative needs and purposes of language learners. So, the…
Rationale For part 3 of our English course we have been dealing with language and mass communication and we have been discussing the ethics around several advertisements. Through the course I have become aware of the influence of images as used in advertising on young children. With this task I have demonstrated my understanding of how the media are trying to persuade and shape the public opinion. The intended purpose of my task is to raise awareness about gender inequality in advertisements…
Language is our primary source of communication. Some people even say that language is what separates us from animals and makes us human. Communication is the method through which we share our ideas and thoughts with others. Although there are thousands of languages in this world, the one of languages which obviously became the universal language, English language. There are several factors that make the English language essential to communication in our current time. The main reason why English…
INTRODUCTION I am going to analyse the text by using textual anaylsis consisting of semiotics, genre theory to determine the genre of the music video Anaconda by Nicki Minaj. Semiotics is the study of signs and symbols, anything that can be taken as a sign, words, images, objects, and texts can be studied to understand their meaning. I will also be using textual analysis such as genre theory that will enable me to recognize the genre of the music video anaconda. Genre is recognisable through…