Conventions of dramatic monologues

A dramatic monologue is a text which is written by someone to be performed through spoken language by another person, it is also written for a written text which is a form of written language.  Dramatic monologues are written for one person and are used to show the deep emotions of one character and what that character is thinking in that moment, it could also be portrayed as an argument with themselves as the could be having a battle between two ideas- Angel & Devil- one idea is something good and can help them/ others whereas the other is a bad idea which could be possibly harm others or is just not the right thing to do. 

Dramatic monologues are used in plays, speeches, lectures, novels- introductions to characters- to understand a dramatic monologue, you will need to know the context as this helps to know the reason for the use of the monologue.

Sentence structure and punctuation is core in a good monologue as it enables the speaker to know the flow of the monologue- where to pause, where to raise their voice, where to stop, where to speed up.

Written by Leonita and Melone.

Transcript

This is a transcript between me and my younger sister:

Me: Can you get me a drink?

Sister: No.

Me: Why?

Sister: Cause I can't be bothered.

Me: Why?

Sister: Because I am on my bed and can't be bothered to get up.

English Terminology

PHATIC LANGUAGE- Sociable (purely relationships/ chatting).

FORMALITY- The way people speak and the tone they use. 

DEIXIS- Words that refer (point) to something.
PRONOUN- A word used in place of a noun.

CONTEXT DEPENDENT - When you have to know the context to understand the message.
CONTEXT INDEPENDENT- When you can understand the message.
LOCUTION- The literal sense of what you're saying, what you're saying.
ILLOCUTION - Implied meaning, what you really mean.
PERLOCUTION- Perceived meaning, what you think they are telling you to do.

CULTURAL ASSUMPTIONS - A person from another country or culture may not understand things we do.

PRAGMATICS- Underline meaning of what someone thinks or the way meaning is implied in a social text.

 

BBC News Communication Methods

Methods of communication used by the BBC:

- videos

- images

- written article

- podcast (radio)

Spoken language:

- videos

- podcast (radio) 

Written language:

- written article

Different modes are used to benefit different people for example podcasts benefit blind people and those who are illiterate and are not able to read. It also benefits car users as they are able to listen to the podcast while driving as they can not watch the news.

Videos benefit people that have trouble understanding what is being said without images to help them fully understand the topic. This also helps viewers witness for themselves the situation.

Images help the viewer predict what the article is going to be about and give the viewer an understanding of the article before reading the actual article.

Written articles benefit people with a hearing aid as they will only need the sight sense to be able to read the article. This also benefits people who are not good with images but but good with words (when people can read words but not make out what an image is trying to say).

Electronic Modes

There are many different types of Electronic mode, these are a few of them:

• Radio
• Telephone
• Mobile phone
• Internet
• Email
• Social networking sites
• Television
• Fax machines
• Laptop
• iPad
• iPod

The new modes commonly used are:

• Internet
• Email
• Social networking sites
• Television
• Mobile phone
• iPad

The new modes that I use are:

• Internet- one-way communication
• Email- interactive
• Social networking sites- interactive
• Television- one-way communication
• Mobile phone- interactive

Analysis of a piece of text.

Written in 3rd person.

The mode of this text is a whatsapp message, you can deduce this from the options you are given at the top of the message; call, edit, info and from the picture at the top right hand corner.
 The field of this text is Sixth form and A-levels, we know this as these were mentioned in the messages.
The tenor of this text is friends as the person who sent the first message (Volkan) uses the readers first name 'Leonita'. Within the last message that was sent back to Volkan, Leonita uses a smiley face ':)' this could represent their friendship as she has not sent him a blunt message but made it more friendly by adding the smiley face.
The function of this text could just be a conversation starter, however the function could also be to show the reader (Leonita) that he (Volkan) is interested to know about how she is getting on.

George Orwell's Concerns.

George Orwell's concerns are that people are not using the English language properly as they are mixing Modern English that has been tampered with (words from other languages are now part of the English language) with Old English, reducing the importance of Old English.
Another concern is that he feels people are using words without know the full meanings of them therefore not allowing the sentences to make sense, these words are what Orwell calls 'ugly' as they are not used properly and do not fit within that sentence or in that context of which they have been used in.
I think Orwell's argument within this piece is very persuading as he uses a variety of examples and always refers back to them explaining every point in detail which could be to make sure he does not make any mistakes himself about how others use the English language.
I agree with his concerns as I also think that the English language should consist of only English words and not a variety of other words from different countries around the world just to make they English language sound posh with foreign words.