English Language

  collocate- a word or phrase that is often used with another word or phrase, in a way that ​sounds ​correct to ​people who have ​spoken the ​language all ​their ​lives, but might not be ​expected from the ​meaning: In the phrase "a hard ​frost", "hard" is a collocation of "​frost" and "​strong" would not ​sound ​natural.   tessellate- Specialize connotations- an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning. Hyperbole- exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally cliché- a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

The text is a transcript of a trial, someone who would have heard this text would probably think that the trial is quite informal. The barrister doesn't seem to have much authority at the start of the transcript, but with repetitive questioning of the conversation gains control. By putting the Defendant under pressure forcing irregular pauses and short and vague responses which often overlaps the question being asked.     1. In the text everyone is addressed by their surnames, the use and purpose of this is to make sure there is complete clarity on the names of who the jury and barrister are addressing. If he uses pronouns when addressing people, there will be confusion for people spectating the conversation, who will have to make an educated judgement on whether a character is or isn't guilty. this is also expected by us, as an audience. If we heard the use of pronouns rather than proper nouns we would think that the register of the conversation was unsuitable for...

I chose to cover ‘gun laws in America’ as my controversial issue; this is mainly because the issue has recently been put into the media’s spotlight. This month 13 people were shot dead in the ‘Oregon college shootings’.  I feel very strongly about the issue myself, so felt that I was able to express my own thoughts and feeling through the persona and idiolect of each character. Although I tried to keep both sides of the issue as equal as possible, so that I could fully make my point.  I felt that the pro-gun laws were particularly very hard to sustain any valid points, because I had such a strong opinion. The purpose of each of these blogs was to show very different viewpoints on gun laws, so that there was a great disagreement between the two bloggers. The register of each blog is very different but again quite deliberate, to exaggerate the persona of Jonathon and Richard. Due to the severity and the fact that the issue has arisen so abruptly and quickly, the expectation...

50 year old Jonathon Smith from Houston, Texas. Wrote a blog following the tragic shootings in Oregon, He says that congressional policies on guns should remain the same. His blog below states why he feels that the laws on armament should remain as they have for centuries. "Every year we hear that some ' maniac'   has been let loose with a weapon of some sort that has ended in lives being lost, when we hear this on the news, in the newspaper or on the radio, it’s very black and white. You’re only told what they want you to hear, which is similar to everything in life. Has anyone ever thought to ask about the shooters back ground? Mental illnesses? What if there was a reason as to why these crimes were being committed? It’s not the laws on guns that need to be amended, it’s the system that allows these people to obtain them that needs to be dealt with. These people are crazy; the US government are naïve every time it happens. Breaking down the ability to obtain a...