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MODULE 2 Meaning and discourse in English

MODULE 2 Meaning and discourse in English. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SPEECH AND WRITING Lecture 11. Esonero - Lun.15 Dicembre. 12.00 - AL 13.00 MZ Practice exam Wednesday 4 December ore 15. Dialogue 1 “They’re going to ..”. uhm - filler + - hesitation a trial thing - “thing” substitute

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MODULE 2 Meaning and discourse in English

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  1. MODULE 2 Meaning and discourse in English THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SPEECH AND WRITING Lecture 11

  2. Esonero - Lun.15 Dicembre • 12.00 - AL • 13.00 MZ Practice exam Wednesday 4 December ore 15

  3. Dialogue 1“They’re going to ..” • uhm - filler • + - hesitation • a trial thing - “thing” substitute • astonishing - expression of attitude • isn’t it - repetition, asking for agreement

  4. Dialogue 2“I remember very vaguely” • oh - attitude/filler • this … this - repetition • history … history - repetition • + - hesitation • yes - agreement

  5. Dialogue 3“were you watching …?” • + - hesitation • put up with - prepositional expression • watch …watch - repetition • I watched it on Saturday - repetition • supporters - repetition • were booing them - repetition

  6. Dialogue 4“and she goes …” • eh - filler • + - hesitation • ah - agreement/filler • yes - agreement • lovely - attitude

  7. Dialogue 5“there was no ele- …” • ele- - filler • + - hesitation • there was no electricity - reformulation • really - reinforcement • terrible - attitude • terrible - repetition

  8. Characteristics of speech (1)

  9. Characteristics of speech (2)

  10. Characteristics of speech (3)

  11. Characteristics of speech (4)

  12. More transient note on fridge door conversation More permanent college report recorded political speech Transient v Permanent

  13. More formal Oral presentation essay More informal Email to friend Phone call Formal v informal

  14. More interactive SMS chat Less interactive poster lecture Interactive v non-interactive

  15. More context -dep. Oral directions Instruction leaflet Less context dep. Fictional work Poetry recital Context dependent ?

  16. SCRIPTED SPEECHA note • Scripts and subtitles tend to ignore some characteristics of speech. This is because they are considered not fundamental to the message • Actors may then include these characteristics during performance • Modern dramatists such as Harold Pinter and David Mamet have taken greater interest in the details of speech. Which ones?

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