Spoken language study: Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow Michael McIntyre is a modern day stand-up comedian‚ with a wide fan base spreading through various age groups. He’s released three comedy DVDs - Live and Laughing‚ Hello Wembley and Showtime - as well as judging Britain’s Got Talent‚ appearing in various episodes of Live at The Apollo and hosting his own TV show on BBC One: Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. In his comedy roadshow Michael is recognised for his use of comedic and relatable
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The features of spoken language often changes depending on a number of factors; one of which includes the location and of whom they are speaking with. In the popular TV series‚ The Wire‚ the audience is introduced to the first transcript set in a deprived area of Baltimore where many of the street jargon slang and social accent is prominent. In comparison‚ language that is used in a courtroom of the second transcript is far more formal than street language. In the first transcript the purpose of
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This essay will explore the social attitudes and contexts that influence the way my spoken language adapts depending on the audience and situation. Idiolect is the unique and distinctive way an individual speaks. It is influence by a diverse range of factors that shape the way we speak throughout our lives. Context is one such factor that plays a key role in how I adapt the way I speak. When talking to my friends or siblings‚ I generally speak informally and use more non-standard English or slang
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Language in Power Wareing (1999) Define social groups and power: Political - Power in the Law e.g. Police‚ Judge‚ Barrister Personal - Occupation / Power within a Job e.g. Doctor‚ Teacher and so on. Social Group - Friends and Family‚ Class in society. Types of Power:- Instrumental (Written and Spoken) Influential (Written and Spoken) Instrumental Power - Enforces Authority and is imposed by the laws‚ state‚ conventions and organisations. for e‚g "SHUT UP NOW!" Influential
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phonemic awareness‚ phonics‚ fluency‚ vocabulary and comprehension (Department of Education‚ Science and Training‚ 2005). When all of these components are taught together children develop an understanding of the relationship between the sounds in spoken language‚ the letters and letter combinations that make up written words and their meanings (Emmitt‚ Hornsby & Wilson‚ 2013). This essay identifies the key characteristics of emergent readers and describes a range of strategies used by educators to enhance
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Explore the way in which power and authority shape spoken language‚ considering it in the light of your own classroom experience. The English language contains many aspects and tools used to gain power and authority when speaking. In a political broadcast interview gaining information and turn-taking is expected. Therefore when Jeremy Paxman‚ the interviewer‚ speaks in a blunt and outspoken way to George Galloway‚ a politician who has just won an election to become a Member of Parliament beating
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The power of language Have you ever been in a foreign country‚ where you didn’t speak the native language? How were you treated? How did you communicate? What if this foreign country was right here in the United States? At what point do we as a country‚ America‚ accept all the languages spoken here as equally important? Then of course there is the discussion about the quality of English that is spoken. Do you ever find yourself speaking different
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slang are also distinctive features of his talk. A Word such as ‘bash’ is a colloquial and is not a word we expect to hear on a cooking programme. We are used to words from the cooking semantic field such as ‘whisk’‚ ‘bake’‚ ‘stir’ but Oliver’s language use again makes him seem very normal‚ approachable and relaxed. As well as specifically
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The Power of Language In the text “Can English be dethroned?”‚ Roland Breton(2000) points that English is one of the most widespread use of languages in the world. He believes that the growth of economic globalization affects the use of English. In addition‚ he thinks that cultural imperialism has a great impact on “language wars”. Breton also states‚ “the best way to kill off a language is to teach another one”. I partially agree with the writer. I think that the writer makes a relevant point
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Paper downloaded from www.wcaanet.org/events/webinar as part of the EASA / ABA / AAA / CASCA webinar 2013 Political Economies of Language: Power‚ Epistemology and the Representation of Research by Alexandra Jaffe Both sets of questions raised in this virtual seminar make the important point that the political economy involved in how we conduct‚ and then represent our ethnographic practice has both linguistic and epistemological dimensions. With this in mind‚ I take a critical look at linguistic
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