Spoken Language Study: Analyse the Transcript
After viewing the excerpt and carefully transcribing the conversation from within, today we began the process of identifying the all the features that deviate from “Standard English”. Here is the result – next we’ll be delving deeper into the linguistic and paralinguistic features of this spoken text and having our second attempt at writing up our conclusions in long form. LINKS: Original excerpt and transcript...
Discriminating Between Spoken and Text Language
Today we explored a wide range of language features that are typical of spoken and multi-modal language and classified them in three categories: (The boys were asked to share with each other the devices or features that they were the most interested in or uncertain of, rather than the ones they were the most sure were correct. We didn’t want the safe answers) Spoken-Only These features of language are only present in spoken...
Technical Terms Specific to Text Language
To follow is a list of features that are commonly found in text language. These are particular to this form of communication. They will assist you in the up-coming tasks where you begin to discriminate between language that is spoken and language that is written. Emoticons – graphic symbols representing emotions Acronyms – use of words’ initial letters to form a single new word e.g. AIDS Initialisms – initial...
First Analytical Writing
Today everyone had a go at writing a paragraph to explain a unique feature of spoken language from their own dialogues. Everyone made an excellent effort. After reading these in class we identified the the main areas for development. These were: Specific examples in the form of quotations were needed The examples needed to be examined in more detail, including identifying the language device within The social attitudes to the ways...
GCSE Spoken Language – Glossary of Language Devices
This project provides us with an opportunity to explore our own unique spoken language and the way it communicates volumes about our age, nature, culture, and character. We will be comparing spoken language with the langue of text messaging, bbm and online chat. The variety and creativity of the South London youth dialect is one of the most fast moving and expressive I have ever come across and it represents a brilliant opportunity...