Practise Paragraph

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Sep 25, 2013

Glossary: Spoken Language Devices

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Sep 12, 2013

This project provides us with an opportunity to explore our own unique spoken language and the way it communicates volumes about our age, nature, culture, and character. We will be comparing spoken language with the langue of text messaging, bbm and online chat. The variety and creativity of the South London youth dialect is one of the most fast moving and expressive I have ever come across and it represents a brilliant opportunity...

HOMEWORK: Analytical Paragraph

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Sep 11, 2013

Today we annotated samples of your own text language, using the terms and devices listed here. We identified that, while the main purpose of the modifications to standard English in text communication is to aid brevity (to make communication quicker by having to type less) there was also some subsidiary benefits due to the development of a particular tone in the communication. We agreed that you could tell some things about people...

HOMEWORK: Transcribe your own conversation

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Sep 10, 2013

Today we explored the technical terms that define the non-standard English that is a big part of text and instant messaging communication. Attached to this – and to assist with your homework – is today’s annotated example from the board and also a glossary of terms that are useful when analysing text-speak. HOMEWORK: Transcribe one of your own text conversations and annotate it using the terms we explored in class...