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Ch 4.4 Discourse
- 1. English Language Unit 1 Did you know? The first English dictionary was published in 1604.
- 2. Learning intention: Develop the skills to analyse a discourse. Success criteria: Able to: - identify discourse devices - analyse a discourse
- 3. GKR Discourse analysis – try this (booklet p 29)
- 5. Discourse – What is it? What is discourse?
- 6. Discourse Analysis Is an attempt to interpret what the writer or speaker intended to say. It focuses on naturally spoken language as found in conversations, interviews, commentaries and speeches Its aim is to make explicit what normally gets taken for granted; it is also to show what talking accomplishes in people’s lives and in society at large
- 7. Discourse Analysis Example Mother: Are they your shoes in the family room? Daughter: Yes (continues to text her friend) Is the mother really just asking a question? Is the mother’s question ambiguous? Has the daughter chosen to take advantage of the ambiguity of her mother’s question?
- 8. Discourse Analysis Read page 29 and 30 – highlight or take notes Stop before Meaning and the Mock Turtle
- 9. Discourse types Four types of discourse: ◦ argument – the writer / speaker is attempting to convince an audience that his or her opinion is correct, typically by using logic and appealing to the audience’s sense of reason ◦ narration - to tell a story, often in order to make the audience feel differently about a certain topic
- 10. Discourse types ◦ description - usually used to help the audience visualise people and places, but it can also put the audience in a particular mood or create a certain type of atmosphere ◦ exposition - inform the audience about a particular topic
- 11. Discourse styles What is discourse style?
- 12. What are Discourse Devices? Discourse devices – examples: ◦ ambiguity – word possibly has more than one meaning ◦ malapropisms – using an incorrect word in place of one that is similar in pronunciation ◦ discourse particles – filler words used to give the speaker time to think without losing their turn in the conversation ◦ italics – can provide emphasis
- 13. Discourse Analysis Examine Meaning and the Mock Turtle
- 14. Mock Turtle Analysis What type of discourse is Mock Turtle? What tells us it is a conversation? Who are the characters? Who is the intended audience? What is the context (background)? What is the overall meaning? What is the style of the language?
- 15. Mock Turtle Analysis What is the structure? (full sentences, paragraphs, dot points) Word choice - do the words make sense? What would be the author’s intended purpose to use nonsense words? What impact does it have on Alice?
- 16. 1) List 3 discourse devices 2) Identify 2 questions to ask when analysing a discourse 3) Name 1 learning strategy you used today
Editor's Notes
- The Gryphon and the Mock Turtle are the first inhabitants of Wonderland that Alice can comfortably relate to, but she finds she cannot escape the nonsense logic that dominates their behavior. The Gryphon and Mock Turtle speak directly and have peaceable manners. They become the closest thing to friends that Alice has encountered thus far on her travels. The Gryphon chuckles at the Queen and deflates her authority by explaining that she never actually goes through with the executions she orders. Alice finds comfort in the fact that her two new companions are able to step back and critically observe the unusual aspects of Wonderland. Additionally, the Gryphon and Mock Turtle have had lives that at least bear some resemblance to Alice’s. The description of sea school reminds Alice of her own education, even though the subjects studied there are puns on the type of studies Alice might have pursued in school. However, the Gryphon and Mock Turtle inevitably begin speaking nonsense. Alice finds herself at an impasse when they fail to address the question about what happens when the lessons “lessen” to nothing. Though she has found creatures she feels comfortable with, she cannot understand them no matter how hard she tries.