Discourse Analysis of “The Jury”

1. Discourse Analysis of “The Jury” Group 3 Aug. 9, 2011

2. 1. context

3. context

4. 2. cohesion Grammatical cohesion Lexical cohesion synonyms, repetition, hyponyms reference

5. There were crimson roses on the bench; they looked like splashes of blood. The judge was an old man; so old he seemed to have outlived time and change and death. His parrot-face and parrot voice were dry, like his old heavily-veined hands. His scarlet robe clashed harshly with the crimson of the roses. He had sat for three days in the stuffy court, but he showed no sign of fatigue. He did not look at the prisoner as he gathered his notes into a neat sheaf and turned to address the jury, but the prisoner looked at him. Her eyes, like dark smudges under the heavy square brows, seemed equally without fear and without hope. Theywaited. Grammatical cohesion: reference 5

6. Grammatical cohesion: reference • There were crimson roses on the bench; they looked like splashes of blood. • The judge was an old man; so old he seemed to have outlived time and change and death. His parrot-face and parrot voice were dry, like his old heavily-veined hands. His scarlet robe clashed harshly with the crimson of the roses. He had sat for three days in the stuffy court, but he showed no sign of fatigue. • He did not look at the prisoner as he gathered his notes into a neat sheaf and turned to address the jury, but the prisoner looked at him. Her eyes, like dark smudges under the heavy square brows, seemed equally without fear and without hope. Theywaited.

7. There were crimson roses on the bench; they looked like splashes of blood. The judge was an old man; so old he seemed to have outlived time and change and death. His parrot-face and parrot voice were dry, like his old heavily-veined hands. His scarlet robe clashed harshly with the crimson of the roses. He had sat for three days in the stuffy court, but he showed no sign of fatigue. He did not look at the prisoner as he gathered his notes into a neat sheaf and turned to address the jury, but the prisoner looked at him. Her eyes, like dark smudges under the heavy square brows, seemed equally without fear and without hope. Theywaited. Grammatical cohesion: reference 7

8. There were crimson roseson the bench; they looked like splashes of blood. The judge was an old man; so old he seemed to have outlived time and change and death. His parrot-face and parrot voice were dry, like his old heavily-veined hands. His scarlet robe clashed harshly with the crimson of the roses. He had sat for three days in the stuffy court, but he showed no sign of fatigue. He did not look at the prisoner as he gathered his notes into a neat sheaf and turned to address the jury, but the prisoner looked at him. Her eyes, like dark smudges under the heavy square brows, seemed equally without fear and without hope. Theywaited. Grammatical cohesion: reference Anaphoric 8

9. Lexical cohesion: synonyms & repetition • There were crimson roses on the bench; they looked like splashes of blood. • The judge was an old man; so old, he seemed to have outlived time and change and death. His parrot-face and parrot voice were dry, like his old, heavily-veined hands. His scarlet robe clashed harshly with the crimson of the roses. He had sat for three days in the stuffy court, but he showed no sign of fatigue. • He did not look at the prisoner as he gathered his notes into a neat sheaf and turned to address the jury, but the prisoner looked at him. Her eyes, like dark smudges under the heavy square brows, seemed equally without fear and without hope. They waited. synonyms repetition

10. Lexical cohesion: hyponyms The Law The Court The judgethe prisoner the jury Superordinate Co-hyponyms

11. 3.coherence

12. Coherence: Micro-structure Generalization The judge … change and death. Description 1 His parrot-face … heavily-veined hands. His scarlet robe … the roses. Description 2 He had sat…showed no sign of fatigue. Description 3

13. Coherence: Clause relations He did not look atthe prisoner …, but contrast the prisoner looked athim.

14. Coherence: Clause relations fear contrast hope

15. 4.culture

16. Culture Why did the judge gather his notes and turn to address the jury?

17. Culture • Why did the judge gather his notes and turn to address the jury?

18. 5.critique

19. Critique • Innocent? Guilty? • Justice delayed is justice denied.

20. 6.discourse activity

21. Discourse-based Activity[1] • Task: • Rewrite the text from thejudge’s / the prisoner’s point of view. • Requirements: • Practice cohesion: reference

22. Discourse-based Activity[2] • Task: • How do you understand “without fear and without hope”? • Requirements: • Work in group of 5 to hold a discussion.

23. Thanks a Lot!