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The Language of Sports Commentaries

The Language of Sports Commentaries. Put the functions of commentaries into rank order according to which is most important in radio commentaries. Now re-order them to show which is most important in television commentaries. Which contextual features account for the differences?.

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The Language of Sports Commentaries

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  1. The Language of Sports Commentaries Put the functions of commentaries into rank order according to which is most important in radio commentaries. Now re-order them to show which is most important in television commentaries. Which contextual features account for the differences?

  2. Everyone round mine for a parmo! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgpA0S2Ciqo • Listen to this classic piece of commentary. Boro are playing Steaua Bucharest for a place in the UEFA cup final. • Rank the functions in terms of relevance as the commentary progresses. • What key features of context and audience shape his language choices here? • Write a big picture intro outlining how context and audience shape the language choices in this extract.

  3. Common Features of Sports Commentaries (norms) • Complete your table, thinking about why each feature might be used and then find an example of that feature from the commentary extracts.

  4. Football is not the only sport… • Football commentary on Sky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRGMvBY5J_M • Coverage of Wimbledon on BBC 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfsud3x_7DI • Coverage of Newcastle United on Talk Sport http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOlY_JhJhBM • Rebecca Adlingtonswimming in the Olympics on the radio. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swgWP1wB_8I Each group should identify what is distinctive about the audience, context and purpose of one of the following commentary types?

  5. Hypothesis – how will these contextual features influence the language? Formulate a hypothesis for the language features you would expect to find in your commentary type. If we have time we will lookup similar pieces of commentary on the internet to check your findings.

  6. Going Forward • What three things did you find most interesting about today’s topic? • How could you develop your research further on your own?

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