English Language

We represent ourselves by not only what we say but the way and formality in which we deliver it, meaning that you can infer characteristics based on this. For example, someone who has long periods of airtime in a conversation can be seen as a “confident” individual.   However, when you look at the amount of hedges, indirect commands and minor sentences such as “um and erm” they produced immediately change the way they are represented and received. Their persona goes from confident to doubtful and uncertain. Pin pointing a particular “way” in which you speak, is difficult because when you are asked this we automatically begin to change our natural speech.   This results in using “demand characteristics”, which is where we change our behaviour and speech to fit in with the way we think we should behave. This gives us a false indication of the way in which someone is represented because it lacks reality. Schegloff’s conversation model, suggest that “conversations are like ...

 Feminine colours are used here, giving the image a 'girly' look. Although the appearance of advert is feminine, the content of what is being said is very masculine and uses lots of declarative  language choices. Which make the women seem strong and independent. Sure is probably the most famous deodorant for both men and women, however they look and sound very different to each other.  They both portray very different views on men and women, giving them very different personas. For example in the women's version of the advert, one of the lady's is with a baby. Traditionally women are the caregivers, and only in the last century have they been able to have their own voice, and given their own decisions on careers and lifestyle choices. This adverts tries to give women their independence and strength that they deserve. The men's advert however is both contextually masculine and is in the appearance of the advert too. The use of dark ...

I chose the song 'back to black' by Amy Winehouse, having recently watched the documentary which was produced following her sudden death in 2011. Her death was significantly close to to the date of her divorce. This suggests the song will be about heart break and pain, with themes of sadness and some form of regret. "We only said goodbye with words, I died a hundred times, You go back to her And I go back to black" The first line implies that the break up was conducted with little emotions, the significance of the word 'goodbye' in this line is key. It's ironic that this language has been used because although she was saying goodbye she would still be able to see this specific person, however she does eventually end up dying would then not be able to see them. 'I died a hundred time' is a very over exaggerated phrase, but when put into this context can be relatively understandable considering the state that Amy was in during this period of h...