Conversation Analysis - Miss Kelly

English homework

The aim of the conversation is to provide information. The tone varies as the police officer is very formal but the witness is less formal as the witness is just answering the questions. The form of the writing is a structure interview.

The writing is a conversation which is a police interview between the officer and witness. The conversation uses transfictional language which is when the speaker wants to gather information which in this extract is from a police officer questioning a witness about a car crash. Person A which is the police officer asks two question which are ‘Did you see what happened?’ and ‘Could you see if anyone was hurt?’ These simple questions control the conversation due to the police man having more power than the witness. The interrogative question is also very specific which gives the interview structure. The formal conversation allows both people to participate in the conversation as the police officer needs a response to their questions.

On the other hand, person B which is the witness who was at the scene uses many types of filler in his answer. This could be due to the shock from the accident or the power the person which they are talking to. Examples of the fillers are the words such as ‘er’. They also use many no fluency features e.g. Hiatus which are the breaks he uses in his sentences which shows person B is less formal in their part of the conversation. He also uses taboo language ‘bloody’ which can suggest the shock from the accident. 

Letter Analysis - Mr Clifford

Analysis on Agreement Homework

The agreement was written from a collage to their students. The agreement’s purpose is to show what the collage and staff expect from their students, and what the students should expect from their teachers and collage. The audience of the writing has a primary target audience which are the students attending, then the secondary audience of the agreement is the parents of the students who will know what their children will be getting from the collage. The tone of the agreement is very formal as it is an important document as the form of the text is a contract.

The agreement uses graphology which is the study of written and printed symbols and of writing systems. An example of the graphlogical features in the agreement is the bullet points. They are used in this document as it helps to shorten the main points keeping it very concise. This benefits as it helps to keep the attention of the audience which is students. Another example of graphology being used in this agreement is the form at the bottom which is for students to sign is they have read the terms and conditions which proves the form of the writing. The sentence ‘PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY’ is underlined and in bold as it is a very important feature that has to be read. This is an imperative.

The overall semantic field is used in this text. This is the grouping of words used in the agreement. This is appropriate for the text as the purpose of the text. Mostly all the words used come under the semantic field of education. Some examples are study, teachers, homework, class, students, study and teaching.

The lexis is similar throughout making the agreement very personal. 1^st and 2^nd person is used. You and your is from what the collage expect from the students and show them the expectations they have for the students. On the other hand in the second half of the agreement, it is written in 1^st person. This is because it is what the students are agreeing to. An example of this is ‘I, the student’. The agreement also commonly uses noun phrases which create the agreement to feel more heart felt and caring. This is such as ‘genuine concern’.

The grammar of the writing commonly uses noun phrases which help to modify the noun. An example of this is ‘appropriate teaching’. This noun phrase shows that their teaching at the school is okay and acceptable teaching. Another noun phrase used is ‘genuine concern’. This helps to modify the noun as it shows the large extent of concern they have for their students.

Lexis Homework - Miss Kelly

Connotation

1. House, Home, Property, Place, Abode

The first word is word house which has the connotation of a very simple place where someone lives. It doesn’t give a lot more meaning or any addition picture to the audience. Secondly the word home gives a much different connotation as it gives the image of a family living in a nice and happy environment. The next denotation is the word property. This gives the connotation of a house being sold as this word is commonly used with estate agents on house selling website. The next word place is very general. This isn’t parasitic to where the place is located and what is there. The word abode is less commonly used but has the meaning of a house or home. It doesn’t give the same connotations of house and home as it is not as commonly used.

4. Girl, Woman, Lady, Female, Laddette

The word girl has the main connotations of a child that is very young and innocent. This is due to how it is commonly used. On the other hand, the word woman gives a very old feel as it is used when a girl has passed the age of 18. The word lady has a very mature and adult feel. This is due to the word lady being seen as high class. The word female gives the connotations of signing your gender by either male or female. This word just states one gender and doesn’t have any connotations of the age of the person. The word Laddette is seen as older but gives the feel of very common. This is due to the association with the word lad used for boys is common.

Euphemisms

To powder one’s nose – this means when women go to the toilet and apply make-up. This phrase is commonly used by older women who are richer as it seen as more pleasant to say than ‘go to the toilet’.

To let someone go – this term is used when a business fires or sacs someone. This phrase is used as it is seen as a nicer thing to say as it isn’t so blunt and abrupt.

Senior citizen – this is used as it is nicer to call an old person this instead of old. This shows more respect.

Poem and Analysis - Miss Kelly

Poem and Analysis Homework

Poem

In the magical forest far far away,
Lived a beautiful young princess with the name of Mai

As she walked through the meadow,
In the long grass she lay,
Her heart filled with joy as she felt so gay

This magical story starts one day,
When the warm breeze blew,
She heard someone say …

Analysis

• The words used such as ‘magical’ and ‘beautiful’ and ‘princess’ link in to the audience as the target audience are aimed at young girls.

• ‘Far far away’ links to other fairy tales

• Similar rhyme throughout makes the story easier to be carried on and understood by the young readers.

• Rhythm is a medium pace which allows it easy for the readers to understand and read.

Notes on grammar - Mr Cliffford

Introduction to Grammar

Verb – Doing word

Adverb – Describes a verb

Adjective – Describing word

Noun – Naming word of class, people, place or thing

Concrete Noun – Things we can see, hear, taste, touch, smell

Proper Noun – Names for individuals, events, places e.g. London, Mr Clifford, V fest

Common Noun – Something with ‘the’ before it e.g. the table

Noun Phrase- a noun or any word that modifies the noun and then changes the meaning. E.g. Determiner, adjectives, propositions. ‘Plane crash’ turns to ‘A horrible plane crash’

How do nouns make a difference in writing?

• Lexical Cohesion
• Paint a clear picture
• Emotional response

Modal Verbs – Deontic and epistemic

Imperatives – a command or order. E.g. you must walk

Verb Phrases – a verb phrase is built around a head word, the main verb

Clauses- Groups of words centred on a verb phrase.

Co-ordinated clauses- 2 clauses joined together by using a conjunction. Makes sense on its own too if you remove the conjunction.

Subordinated Clauses – a main clause that makes sense on its own, if separated one makes sense and the other doesn’t.

Active Voice – the subject is responsible for carrying out the verb is placed in the subject position. Usually at the start of a sentence.

- usually the attention is at the beginning of the headline

Passive Voice – Opposite to active voice as the subject isn’t the main focus of the story

 its used when we don’t know the subject

 -we don’t want the talk about the subject

  -the subject is not the focus of the story