ENG1502 Semester 2
Assignment 02 Unique Number: 865041
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Lelani van Blerk
ENG1502
Semester 2
Assignment 02
Closing Date: 30 September 2014
Unique Number: 865041
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4918-339-7 Lelani van Blerk
ENG1502 Semester 2
Assignment 02 Unique Number: 865041
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Semester 2 Assignment 2: Discourse analysis
a) Collect 5 signs or posters which appear within the same environment, this could be your local church, mall, school, airport, workplace etc.
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Bibliography.........................................................................5
Declaration Regarding Plagiarism.....................................6
5 signs
Analysis of features
(3 features per sign @ 2 marks each)
/5->
/30-->
5
18
7
Style and accuracy
Structure: introduction/ conclusion reference TOTAL:
EBond
-2-
/10 -->
/3 -->
/2 -->
/50 ------>
%
3
2
35/50=70%
4918-339-7 Lelani van Blerk
ENG1502 Semester 2
Assignment 02 Unique Number: 865041
Semester 2 Assignment 2: Discourse analysis
a) Collect 5 signs or posters which appear within the same environment, this could be your local church, mall, school, airport, workplace etc. Briefly describe the environment. Read the commentary on page 29-30 in
Carter et al (2008) and Unit 6 of your study guide.
Analyse the signs you have chosen, paying particular attention to the following aspects: purpose; language; style and audience, connotation; denotation; association, rhetorical devices; symbolism; contextual association, cultural.
Your essay should follow the conventions of an academic essay which includes an introduction, a body
(with several paragraphs), a conclusion and references.
Please do not write in points as we expect the essay to be in continuous prose.
Discourse analysis
Welcome to my compilation of 5 signs that I have collected for the
WERE
discourse analysis essay. These signs where
Bibliography: Mullany, L. & Stockwell, P. 2010 Introducing English Language.