Analysis of transcript

My thoughts on the Plain English Campaign

The Plain English campaign targets the people who have the authority to make a real important change in the use of clear understandable and meaningful English. 

By speaking in a clear and simple style you are terminating the gobbledygook which is frequently spoken in the English language. By decreasing the amount of this, we are able to connect the higher and lower class citizens reinstating equality as they are able to understand each other through the use of simple vocabulary.

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Extract A-  

The main character is a woman who has done something inner past which could jeopardize her chances of  her future and getting a chance.

Extract B- 

The main character is a female named 'Fiona' who wants to become a doctor and has been told by other people that this career is the right pathway for her however  she does not have the right qualifications for this.

Extract C- 

This is about a doctor who's working in an overcrowded surgery and speaks of what it is to work under those conditions, the use of ellipses and short sentences show what it is like to be busy.

Extract D- 

Is about a person who has a positive outlook on life as they see the cup as half full rather than half empty. This person tries to bring humor to their work of employment as everyone is dark and gloomy;this person tries to bring light to uplift the patience. This person could be religious orientated as they try to see things in a good way.

Extract E-

This is from the perspective of the doctors wife as she believes he puts the patience a first and doesn't have any time for himself, this bothers her and she believes he overworks and should spend more time wig his family. This shows thatbthebpersonnis family orientated as this is something important to them.

Extract F-

This is from the perspective of a patient who frequently visits the  doctors surgery at times where it is overcrowded and feels confused at why it has become empty, this brings forth religious queries and shows that faith is something important to them.  

Extract G- 

This is from a receptionists point of view who comes across to be very independent as she prefers to look after herself when she feels poorly rather than getting the help of a doctor. She feels that patients take too much advantage off  the doctors for the smallest things and feel that they are wasting time. By referring to herself feeling Ill but being able to care for herself, she is showing that the patients can do the same.

I think Extract C would make the most effective opening because it jumps straight into action captivating the audience leaving them intrigued to read on. No as they are not as effective as the extract I have chosen.

Short monologue- The plums

The plums:

It's not the first time but by god, I've made sure it is the last.

A slave to my master? I shall think not

Without me, he is nothing more but a puzzle with a missing jigsaw

Without me, he will fall to pieces as without a woman  a man is nothing.

I was made out of his ribs, and just like his ribs I was put here to support him

So why can he not support  me?

Like Noah's wife

Like Sarah to Abraham , I've always put him first .

Cared for him, loved him and showed him affection.

You're probably wondering why I refer to he bible so much?

Well… my husband isn't your typical average man;

A doctor who thinks highly of himself 

And a man who has never missed a day of church.

Yet his memory is set to only remember scriptures in his favor,

Never remembering thing such as …

"Ephesians 5:28 - So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself."

Am I not his wife?

Shall he not love me in the same way that I do for him?

Everyday I care for him.

Everyday I cook for him.

The one time I try to care for myself, he steals from my plate!

To think, It was just a plum; the final straw to tip me over this edge

Just like it was in the garden of Eden.

The eating of the fruit commenced the end of Adam & Eve's paradise 

And now it seems the eating of a fruit would commence the end to our marriage.

Analysis of example C

1) the mode of this text is written language, as it is an online conversation from 'chat room of the week'. However some of the people in this conversation use spoken language this could be as a result of them using Electronic language which means that the boundaries between spoken and written language blurred.

2) This text is very informal in comparison to the extract from Derren Brown's novel,  tricks of the mind. The Derren Brown's extract was also informal when compared to Tony Blair's speech as it used many discourse markers, imperative verbs and personal pronouns such as 'your' to give the effect of spoken language as it seems the readers are included. Many of the speakers in the chat room extract is deficient in punctuation apart from 'Host_chris2' who uses standard English with no abbreviation or slang whatsoever.

3) Extract C is context dependent, this is seen in the line 'bigger than Cherie and the conman?' Said by  capitalistpiglet. This is context dependent because the reader would have to know who or what 'Cherie and the conman' is to understand the concept of what is being said.

Conventions of a dramatic monologue

A dramatic monologue is a text which is written by someone to be performed through spoken language by another person, it is also written for a written text which is a form of written language.  Dramatic monologues are written for one person and are used to show the deep emotions of one character and what that character is thinking in that moment, it could also be portrayed as an argument with themselves as the could be having a battle between two ideas- Angel & Devil- one idea is something good and can help them/ others whereas the other is a bad idea which could be possibly harm others or is just not the right thing to do. 

Dramatic monologues are used in plays, speeches, lectures, novels- introductions to characters- to understand a dramatic monologue, you will need to know the context as this helps to know the reason for the use of the monologue.

Sentence structure and punctuation is core in a good monologue as it enables the speaker to know the flow of the monologue- where to pause, where to raise their voice, where to stop, where to speed up.

Written by Melone and Leonita.

English language definitions

PHATIC LANGUAGE- Sociable (purely relationships/ chatting).

FORMALITY- The way people adjust the tone of their language to suit the situation they're in.

DEIXIS- Words that refer (point) to something.

PRONOUN- A word used in place of a noun.

CONTEXT DEPENDENT- When you have to know the context to understand the message.

CONTEXT INDEPENDENT- When you can understand the message.

LOCUTION- The literal sense of what you're saying.

ILLOCUTION- Implied meaning, what you really mean.

PERLOCUTION- Perceived meaning, what you think they are telling you.

CULTURAL ASSUMPTION  - The understanding of implied meanings based on a shared experience or knowledge of a group/ culture of people 

PRAGMATICS- Underline meaning of what someone thinks or the way meaning is implied in a social text.