Universität Potsdam Philosophische Fakultät Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik Seminar: Analysing Conversation Wintersemester 2011/2012 Test Paper Transcript B 1. Analysis of generic text structure and function | Global Organisation | Generic Structure and Communicative Function | Lexical and Grammatical Means | 1 Les: Oh hello2 (0.2)3 Les: Is uh Mister Bathgate the:re?4 (0.7) | Opening Phasegreetingreason for call is the wish of speaking to Bat‚ here it
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English 131 W 2010. Jan. 28 Genre Conversation Although genre is commonly regarded as a tool for conventional assortment‚ it is necessary to recognize that a genre is not defined by its formal features‚ but by its situational factors. The contextual identification of a genre is highlighted by Carolyn Miller‚ who describes genres as the “typified rhetorical ways of acting in recurring situations” (qtd. in Bawarshi 7). The word “situation” is crucial in her definition because writing results
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A qualitative method‚ the focus of discourse analysis (DA) is any form of written or spoken language‚ such as a conversation or a newspaper article. The main topic of interest is the underlying social structures‚ which may be assumed or played out within the conversation or text. It concerns the sorts of tools and strategies people use when engaged in communication (also known as linguistic repertoires)‚ such as slowing one’s speech for emphasis‚ use of metaphors‚ choice of particular words to display
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Formal Conversation Using Formal Language Christine: Good afternoon‚ Joseph. Joseph: Good afternoon‚ Christine. Christine: Did your assistant leave you a note that I will be having a short talk with you regarding our new project? Joseph: Yes‚ and by the way thank you for having me as a part of our new project. I’m looking forward for today’s meeting with you since my secretary told me that you’ll be having a short talk with me after lunch. Christine: It’s my pleasure as well for working
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Difficult Conversations By Justin Pinkerman If you’ve ever had to fire someone‚ reject a request for a raise‚ or give a negative performance review‚ then you have firsthand knowledge of the stresses surrounding difficult conversations. These conversations are filled with tension‚ tend to be emotional‚ and threaten to blow up if the wrong words are chosen. Anticipating the unpleasantness‚ we are tempted to handle them indirectly or avoid them altogether. However‚ as author Holly Weeks writes‚
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request or greeting does not receive a second part or if there is a delay in the second part‚ it would be meaningful. Silence may indicate disagreement while delay can be a symbol of hesitation‚ both showing a lack of connection between people in conversation. Levinson has already recognized the importance of conditional relevance and pointed out that the two parts of adjacency pairs are bound together by “the setting up of specific expectations which have to be attended to” (Levinson‚ 1983: 306) instead
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two rings or less conveys efficiency and willingness to serve. And‚ by answering with a simple “Thank you for calling Software Industries” express appreciation to the client and proper courtesy titles are very important to maintain throughout the conversation as well. Maintaining a smile even over the phone is also important if I were to be mad or feeling stressed out it would be evident through my voice tones but by smiling it eases the client and lets me feel that I am willing to assist them
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Texts in Conversation: How the New Yankee Stadium Reflects American Culture Historical: Since the late 1800’s‚ Baseball and the United States have had significant cultural changes and had strongly influenced each other. In it’s early forms‚ Baseball was a sport that was sparingly played in the New York/New Jersey region of the U.S. In 1845‚ Teams such as the “New York Nine” and the “Knickerbocker Club” were already beginning to play organized games of baseball with the modern rules seen in today’s
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The Nigerian poet Wole Soyinka uses the poem the telephone conversation to express the apathy one‚ particularly the black has‚ against Apartheid. Through an ironical dialogue over the telephone the poet criticizes the strong feeling of hatred that has arisen due to racial discrimination. The poem starts on a mild note where the poet negotiates the renting of an apartment with the landlady over the telephone. They were agreeable on the ‘price’ the ‘location’ and privacy. The price was ‘reasonable’
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Conversation Starter Michele Frizzell HCS/341 November 17‚ 2014 Key Smith Conversation Starter Keeping pace with the rapidly growing health care industry has been a challenge for human resource (HR) professionals. Increasing health care costs‚ aging workforce primed for retirement over the next decade‚ and regulatory complexity will be prevalent challenges for human resources. (Minton-Eversole‚ 2011). Responding to the effects of health care reform‚ and counseling organizations on which actions to
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