Text A
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Form – online
forum, mumsnet e.g. social media links
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Purpose – create
discussion about sexualisation of women
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Audience – mums,
arguably older/middle aged women e.g. links relating to mothers such as “family
meal planner”
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Informal register
– written as though spoken e.g “ugh”
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“Overtly
sexualised” – low frequency adverb which suggests intelligence
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“Fucking”
– taboo lexis which shows outrage. Also not a stereotypical aspect of women’s
speech
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“Wtaf?”
– an acronym which relates to the online mode but is also a stereotypical
feature of teenager speech – may have teenage children? Convergence?
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“This is worth getting worked about” – this is
showing opinion but it has some sarcasm which is disagreeing with the majority
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“I
believe the phrase is, “no shit Sherlock” – shows sarcasm
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“This
has no place in 2016” – short, simple syntax displays anger
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“I
was no. 53!” – exclamative which shows shock
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“What
is her function?” – interrogative which shows that they are questioning what
the purpose of the display is
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“I
guess” – shows that the speaker is unsure of where to find the petition which
suggests that she lacks confidence even with the safety of being an anonymous
online user
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“’historical
reasons’” – the quotation marks show that the writer is questioning what the
contribution is to society, it could also show that they are being sarcastic
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The
social media links down the side of the page show that the platform is online,
however, it is common for children, mostly teenagers, to use
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“Ugh”
– is written how it is spoken which supports the informality
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Turn
taking between ‘SlowFJH’ and ‘BarefootAcrossHotLegoPieces’ – makes a part of
the text more cohesive, relates to Schegloff’s theory
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Mostly
made up of incomplete syntax which means the text overall is not really
cohesive which could show the informality
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The
picture of the display – shows readers what is meant by the description of the
display, leaves less to the imagination
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Adverts
targeted at the audience – e.g. “Avon Anew Essential Youth Maximising Serum”
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“Useful
tools” e.g. “baby name finder” relates to mothers/expecting mother
Text B
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Form – broadsheet newspaper
article from The Guardian e.g. links at the side of page to more serious
article e.g. “Jeremy Corbyn” (politics)
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Purpose – to
inform people about some depths of feminism
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Audience – mostly
older women, upper working class/lower middle class?
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Formal register – e.g.
adjectives such as “indistinguishable”
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“Abysmal”
– low frequency adjective
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“Hypersexualised”
– low frequency verb, shows intelligence which relates to Guardian readers and
the type of articles it produces
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“Rich
Smith” – comments used by speakers support the credibility of the article
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“See?
Who said we still need feminism?” – interrogatives that show sarcasm since the
writer’s message is strongly for feminism
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Quotations
e.g. “middle aged” – make it more reliable
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Complex
syntax – complex topic?
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“It’s
cumulative.” – short, simple syntax – shows anger?
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“Tell
better stories.” – simple syntax, abrupt ending. Maybe an order?
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“Tell
better stories.” – could show that people are believing what they read in the
media instead of fully understanding the feminist message
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“nooooooooooo!”
– opinion, disagreeing, written as spoken language
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“@femscriptintros”
– relates to the online mode
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“#OscarsSoWhite”
– relates the online form and could maybe be used to intrigue a younger
audience
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Social
media links – spreading the word via the internet?
Similarities
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Both have some
sarcastic content
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There is
underlying anger in the messages displayed in both texts
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Use of
interrogatives
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Both include
social media links which spread the message and promote their website
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Similar audiences
Differences
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Text A has an
informal register whereas text B is formal
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Text B is more
cohesive than text A
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More low frequency
lexis in text B
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Incomplete syntax
in text A, more complex syntax in text B
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Quotes are used in
text B
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