Transcript Analysis

Based on my own transcript between my mother, brother and myself, I have examined and found elements of spoken language that contain ellipsis, factors to do with locution, illocution and perlocution and other elements of spoken language. 

The first noticeable feature from the transcript is the statement my mother says that is actually a question, 'T?'. By having notice the question mark,  this statement is in fact a call, for response. This, then, means that the transcript begins with a context dependent structure as most people wouldn't refer that to a question towards them.

Furthermore, concentrating on the singular letter, 'T' has been used as a call towards me. This simpler form of my name, it being Terrence, produces thoughts of ellipsis, which then directs the attention if a personal pronoun being used in a even more informal manner of speaking, expressing the relationship between my mother and I to be comfortable. 

Alternatively, due to the statement being context bound, a person who may not fully understand what the question implies may refer this to the question being a whole different interrogative  reference, 'would you like a cup of tea?'. Therefore, this only reinforces the association with the text being context dependent. 

Another feature within the transcript is focus on locution, illocution and perlocution. 

Further down the text, the conversation between me and my mother  is still in progress and whilst happening, another spoken language feature is noticed when written but not when spoken during  the recording. 

I'm effect, by my mother stating 'it's quarter to 1', is her way of saying, 'you had the whole day to so your homework and yet, you decide to do it at the time when you should be getting ready for bed, it's late'. Now, considering the reference from such a short phrase, it being the locution, may only happen when the relationship between the two subjects have gotten to known each other over a long period of time. 

Looking at this in a correlative way, the longer and closer the relationship between people, the shorter you can create the phrase/ word and the more the person/people you are conversing with will understand you.

The Transcript is stated below for better reference (otherwise this blog won't make too much sense to you). Apologies for any typos within this blog.

Mum: T?

Me: Yeah?

Mum: What you doing? Go to bed.

Me: I'm doing my work.

Mum: It's quarter to 1

Me: I Know

(2) Mum: Don't say nothing when you wake up for school tomorrow

(5) To myself: [You know what I'm tired]

((2 Minutes later))

Brother: You need to go bed y'know?

Me: I know, I Know

Activity 40- P149

A) The text for extract A ha a in media res structure a character that seems to be a female character who has committed a form of manslaughter but isn't ready to be charged and had gone into a state of break down. She seems to have a form of a religious status due to her referring also to Apostles from Christianity.

B) This specific person sounds like a female who either has qualifications as a home nurse who looks after an elderly lady who has recently been classified as deceased or even someone who has a career as a GP or Nurse.

C) To be quite frank, I have no idea on what this could be…maybe Doctor Gooodhearts assistant.

D) Seems as the the person could have a job similar to be a Nurse who takes the opportunity to go a little further then what some nurses do and take the initiative to put a smile on her patients' face, even if in what some people may call a demeaning way.

E) At this point, the character seems to be more focused on waiting to get home and what Doctor Goodheart is doing for patients, instead of concentrating on what he wants.

        F)It seems that there is a further confirmation that the character is what some people refer to as a 'church goer' and engages in metaphors from her religious life with what she does in her profession within hospital.

Plain English Campaign (My Thoughts)

The Plain English Campaign organisation seem to be a industry that are targeting the likes of people who have the authority to bring about a real and significant change in the use of clear, understandable and meaningful English for not only countries such as the United Kingdom but also abroad on a global scale, pinpointing economic countries overseas such as America, Ghana and Hong Kong as stated done from the brief information mentioned on the organisations head of editing, Katherine Ardern. Other wide scaling countries such as Russia and Brazil are even spoken of to have been given the opportunity of creating ties with the Campaign through presentations from George Maher, their regular speaker.

 Based on ideas of the amount of work being directed at getting rid of jargon and the gobbledygook of the world, my opinion in decreasing the amount of jargon is a strong and needed declaration within  languages spoken around the globe. By doing this, it can be reinstating equality amongst the lower class and higher class citizens within cites in countries, connecting and producing a bigger understanding of not only what a friend with a higher education may be talking about but also governments or others within a high status field of work within the economy.

This is just to say (extended)

This is just to say

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold



Reply

Dear Bill: I’ve made a
couple of sandwiches for you.
In the icebox you’ll find
blueberries-a cup of grapefruit
a glass of cold coffee.

On the stove is the teapot
with enough tea leaves
for you to make tea if you
prefer-Just light the gas-
boil the water and put in the tea

Plenty of bread in the bread-box
and butter and eggs-
I didn’t know just what to
make for you. Several people
called up about office hours-

See you later. Love. Floss.

Please switch off the telephone.



Response Back

Thanks
That is
wonderful
Sounds great

I will do Your
Straight
Forward
Commands honey

don't worry
I will eat
Everything

maybe see you
soon and give
Your present

bye sugar plums

P.S don't worry about
the
peaches