Spoken Language Analysis

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Year 10 spoken language CA: Explore how people adapt their spoken language when at work

In both of the transcripts we have analysed, we take an insight into how a teacher by the name of ‘Mr Davis’ adapts his spoken language while in a working environment. Both transcripts try to prove the point of how expressions within the voice can act on mood and atmosphere. In everyday life we use a variety of spoken language when we are in a certain state, for example the way you may speak in a conference meeting will most likely be totally different to the way you talk to a best friend. Mr Davis seems to be quite an important person within his job. We know this because it is his job to tackle any hard situations or concerns towards students or their
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He chooses to abbreviate his situation to another teacher because he finds it much less confusing and straight to the point. “Hell of morning”, he is shortening his description of how bad his morning has been. He uses this metaphor because it shows a synonymous definition of hell being bad, we commonly resemble hell to: fire, suffering, torture because we relate all of these things to hate. He is also exaggerating the issue using this metaphor because the teachers are casually chatting. By Mr Davis doing this it scales up how bad his morning has been. Another example of this is “caused such a storm” which can show unpredictable, loud and disruption, all things we can tell he is suffering …show more content…
On the other hand, when speaking to a parent who is upset or angry, you must remain calm and ensure that the instructions the teacher gives them are completely understood in order to avoid further confusion. If they started talking to an upset parent in a complex manner, and they didn't understand, then they would probably get even more upset and angry. So it’s important that they adapt their communication when they speak to different to types of people. It almost like a natural instinct to modify their voice during different issue because they realise that it’s the only correct thing to do to maintain that