Youtube homework

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_cwRqXBR4Q

in this scene Gandalf and Bilbo are introduced to each other and Gandalf tries to convince Bilbo to join him on an adventure.

To start with, Gandalf already has instrumental power over Bilbo as he is of a higher status than him. Straight away, Gandalf bends Grice's rules of the maxim of manner and relation,for example, instead of replying 'good morning' which normally you would do, he over complicates his reply and doesn't go along with your typical 'back and forth' conversation. However Bilbo uses declaratives such as "We don't want any adventures here, thank you! You might try over The Hill or across The Water.

Also Gandalf's reply to Bilbo's comment could be seen as a face threatening act as he makes it difficult for Bilbo to respond in a way you would do in a normal conversation, as well as this he seems to avoid answering questions directly,such as saying "that remains to be seen" in reply to Bilbo's "can i help you?"

The fact that Bilbo also repeats the first thing he says to Gandalf shows us the fact that hes uncomfortable and wants the conversation to end. Bilbo's use of modal verbs such as "might"shows us he his trying to gain power over the conversation but because he is uncomfortable with the topic he doesn't succeed.

Finally,the power shifts for the last time when Bilbo says "i had no idea you were still in business",which is obviously a face threatening act and therefore gives him power.


(i wasn't sure if this was actually correct so i did another one just in case)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB_s9lw9E-M

To start with snape already has instrumental power and his use of modal verbs like "shall" and "now" show how powerful his character is and the power in which he has over the students. He also uses declarative's such as "step forward now".he also uses Goffmans face threatening theory and he tells them that they will be punished if they help harry potter, the fact that he has power to do that shows us that Snape has asymmetrical power over the students, because of his role and that he is using Upwards divergence. When Harry appears out of the crowd of students straight away he threatens snapes face and he says " it seems despite your exhausted defensive strategy's, you still have a bit of a security problem headmaster".
 He also says things like " how dare you stand where he stood" which obviously is going to make snape look small and Harry is also using Upwards divergence to have more power over him,despite his instrumental power. Harry uses other declarative's like "tell them how it happened" ''tell them how you looked him in the eyes,a man who trusted you and killed him", as it is a command Harry gains power and it is also bends the maxims as well as being face threatening. As Harry is a pupil and Snape is a teacher this is a unusual situation and can also proves Goffman's theory as although snape has instrumental power Harry still has power over him.

comparing homework

I used this poster advertising healthy eating for children as my first comparison as they have lots in common, language and let out wise . The fist obvious similarity is that they're both aimed at helping children in some way, even if its to cure their boredom or improve their diets. Both texts are also clearly aimed for children and parents of young children as the graphological features used are colourful and eye catching and something that would clearly stand out to a younger audience or parents of young children. Also the lexis used in both texts can also been seen as childish, for example, "wild-time challenge" and the use of "11 3/4" this is used as the title makes it sound exciting and intriguing for children, the fact it is described as a 'challenge' makes the concept more exciting as well. The use of "113/4"relates it to children as this is a childish thing to say, when you're younger age is really important. The lexis used in the text (although there is not much) about healthy eating is also aimed at children as the use of colours when it says "don't eat this"is black and "eat this" is green, when you're younger you relate good and bad this to certain colours therefore children will understand in a way that makes sense to them personally. Although there is more text on the national trust text they're still similar as the language used is informal and simple, for example, they do not use complex or difficult words and both would be moderately easy for children to understand(although the healthy eating would be easier and more straight forward for children). Both texts are straight forward and get to the point straight away, you almost immediately know what both texts are about just from looking at them. Although there are some similarities there are also difference,for example the National trust text is more aimed at parents of children as there is more text and the font used is occasionally quite small and might be a tad to complex for children of a young age whereas the healthy eating text is so simple and straight forward that even younger children will be able to understand. Another difference is that the healthy eating is to inform where as the national trust one is to help parents with bored children.

The hobbit

This is a poster advertising the new hobbit film. Although there is limited text, it is still an effective way of advertising as it doesn't give away anything about the film, so people are more intrigued as to what happens. The only thing that is shown about the film is the main characters and the name of the film itself. The text used for the title is also effective as it is bold and bright against the dark background, therefore eye catching for the audience. I believe that it is amide at people of all ages as it doesn't have any technical language however it doesn't use any bright colours and this could be because it is not amide for younger children as the story wont appeal to them anyway.

english link

www.gordanoenglishlanguage.blogspot.co.uk - here's where you find stuff.

13

This is advertising the ride '13' at Alton towers. The purpose is to advertise the ride and the theme park in general, this is show by the name of the ride being in bold at the top of the page and the name of the park at the bottom corner of the page. Although there isn't much writing on the advert, the language that used is formal as its a website but it is also informal as it is trying to appeal to the reader. The audience it is directed at is teenagers/young adults,we know this as it is colourful and the idea of a scary ride idea is fun to people of that age group.