Activity 1. Language Analysis: Communication Setting and Communicators' Relationship
Activity 1. Language Analysis: Communication Setting and Communicators' Relationship
Activity 1. Language Analysis: Communication Setting and Communicators' Relationship
BSCE-3A
Module 13
Activity 1. Language Analysis: Communication setting and communicators’
relationship
2. Tell:
a. The probable relationship between the speaker and the listener
- Plausible connection between the speaker and the audience, the
speaker is the person who offer discourse to educate, to engage or to
convince to the audience and the audience is the person who give
reacts or criticism to the speaker's discourse.
b. The kind of language was used: formal or informal?
If it is formal, try to rephrase the statement so that it will sound informal. If it
is informal, try to rephrase the statement so that it will sound formal.
1. I apologize for my mistake. FORMAL
Ooopsss, sorry!
2. I said, “leave me alone”! – INFORMAL
Please leave me alone.
3. Let’s party, yeah! – INFORMAL
Let’s have a party.
4. Give it to me. FORMAL
Give me that!
5. Would you please come to the conference hall right away, Madam. –
FORMAL
Come to the conference hall right away!
6. It is my honor to meet you, sir. – FORMAL
Nice to meet you. See ya!
7. Ooopsss, sorry! - INFORMAL
I apologize for my mistake.
8. Good day to you, ladies and gentlemen. I’m Leonardo Da Vinci, your
resource speaker – FORMAL
Hi everyone! I’m Leonardo, your speaker for today.
9. Come on! – INFORMAL
Come along with us.
10. We have some questions regarding your presence in the crime scene. –
FORMAL
We have many questions for you about the crime scene.
11. All workers should wear their personal protective equipment to work everyday.