Swim Scandal Language Analysis

Understanding the context of an article, or particular situation, and the language used to describe events is important when it comes to considering how the reader will interpret the text. In The Sunday Telegraph article ‘Swim Scandal: Aussies See Red Over Chinese’ written by Halloran, J and Harris, A it is important to break down the important components of language used by the authors. Breaking down the article into field, tenor and mode will help the reader convey and understand the journalists’ viewpoints and the context of what is happening. This is commonly known as the register, which informs the readers of the social purpose and genre of the text. By analysing the language components that make up this text a better understanding of
6), register is a combination of the field, tenor and mode in a particular situation that provides the reader with a framework of understanding. The register of this article provides an understanding of the field; high-profile Australian swimmers are unhappy with ASADA’s lack of transparency and uncomfortable sharing training facilities with the Chinese swimming team. The tenor of the article is depicted in the relationship between Halloran and Harris as the journalists, as well as Grant Hackett and Thomas Fraser-Holmes in relation to the subject matter. Mode is the form of communication, which is a featured newspaper article in The Sunday Telegraph. The three elements combined allow the reader to fully understand and absorb the content within a framework of understanding set by the authors. Combined, the field, tenor and mode helps to determine the purpose and genre of the
By selecting certain words carefully they have created a sense of double-standards among ASADA’s drug-testing procedures and developed an understanding of how Grant Hackett and Thomas Fraser Holmes feel about the subject. This has demonstrated the field Halloran and Harris are trying to portray. By quoting two sources for the article, Hackett and Fraser-Holmes, multiple tenors are created, which in-turn makes the register more complex for the reader to understand. The mode is kept simple by uncomplicated language in a direct newspaper article. This helps the reader understand what is happening, who is involved and how both authors’ want the content to be viewed and understood. The purpose and genre are intertwined and help to create the social purpose of this article, which is a human interest story. By breaking down the key language components in Swim Scandal: Aussies See Red Over Chinese a greater understanding of the context of the situation and how it is likely to be viewed by others can be