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Text Message Analysis

The document discusses analyzing text messages by examining the relationship between the sender, message, and receiver. It defines relevant terms like sender, receiver, message, style, and analysis. Examples of text messages are provided that demonstrate different stylistic choices by the sender, and the potential effects these choices have on how the receiver perceives the message and its meaning. The document instructs rewriting some text messages to alter their intended or perceived meaning by changing stylistic elements. Finally, it prompts analyzing a sample text message by addressing the sender's purpose and how the receiver may interpret it based on the sender's rhetorical choices.

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Text Message Analysis

The document discusses analyzing text messages by examining the relationship between the sender, message, and receiver. It defines relevant terms like sender, receiver, message, style, and analysis. Examples of text messages are provided that demonstrate different stylistic choices by the sender, and the potential effects these choices have on how the receiver perceives the message and its meaning. The document instructs rewriting some text messages to alter their intended or perceived meaning by changing stylistic elements. Finally, it prompts analyzing a sample text message by addressing the sender's purpose and how the receiver may interpret it based on the sender's rhetorical choices.

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Text Message Analysis

What is the sender/message/receiver relationship?


How is this relationship impacted by stylistic decisions made by the sender?

Part 1: Vocabulary
Define the terms below.

Sender: Person who sends or transmits a Style: The way of using language, manner of
message. doing something.

Receiver: Person who gets or accepts Analysis: Detailed examination of the


something sent to them. elements or structure of something.

Message: Verbal, written, or recorded Rhetoric: The art of effective or persuasive


communication left for the recipient. speaking or writing through the use of
compositional techniques.

Part 2: Examples
Get out your phones and spend some time looking for messages that seem to have made specific
rhetorical choices: punctuation, unusual typing or spelling styles, abbreviations, emojis, etc. Type
them in the left column, describe the choice in the middle column, and describe the effect on the
receiver’s perception or on the meaning of the text.

Text Stylistic Choice Effect on perception/meaning


Omg hope you’re going Using punctuation to The way that I perceived this is that
to kill me… I cannot add to the sincerity of all three of us were all making prior
make it at 4! Could we the apology commitments and didn’t actually
push it before that or know what was going on
another day?! I’m so
sorry!
If you know what I The stylistic choice here This text out of context is
mean 👀 is that there was an eye EXTREMELY misunderstood but it
emoji suggesting that he doesn’t make sense
was hinting towards
something
Ur a dumbass in some Profanity and passive I think that this person was trying to
regards aggressive phrasing be nice to the receiver but still point
out the obvious?
I might just be tired but Profanity and a little bit It was funny to the receiver, I think
I’m on my dump her ass aggressive that the sender seemed a bit upset
shit rn
It was on the floor 🌺💗 Emojis I think it would be funny to the
receiver, the sender is trying to be
nice to the receiver
Smart boi thanks Xd Xd emoticon, boi I think the person that sent this text
habanera was very hyper or sleep deprived,
habbadabbadoo and I think he is trying to show his
appreciation for the receiver

Part 3: Altering Stylistic Choices


Rewrite three text messages from Part 2 and revise them to alter the intended or perceived
meaning. Explain the change you made and the desired effect on the receivers perception or the
meaning of the text.

Original Text Revised Text Changes you made and the


desired effect on
perception/meaning
Ur a dumbass in some You are (in a respectful yet I changed Ur to You are
regards unrespectful way) a because that is just
dumbass 😘 shorthand, and I also added
a kissy face emoji to make it
seem even more passive
aggressive than it already
was

It was on the floor 🌺💗 It was on the floor! Love you! I took out the emojis and
said love you instead of the
heart. A bit lengthier but
more proper.

If you know what I mean 👀 If you uh… know what I mean I changed the text to be a
;) bit more improper but still
more out of context.
Part 4: Apply your learning
Analyze the text message below, following all instructions in the prompt.

Context: My friend asked if he could interview me for a paper he was writing but he never
responded about a day and time. I sent him a text asking if he still wanted to interview me a
few days later and this is what he sent back:

Write a paragraph in the box below in which you analyze the rhetorical choices made by
the “speaker” of this text message. Be sure to address what the speaker’s purpose is, and
consider how the audience (receiver) may interpret the message based on the speaker’s
choices. Be sure to have a topic sentence!

The speaker’s purpose is to apologize for any inconveniences and miscommunication. I


think it may have hinted toward the receiver that it was rushed and he may not have
cared too much? Some choices that the sender made were lots and lots of ellipsis, and it
made him come off as annoyed. He did end the text with a period though! He did forget
the word “it” and a bunch of punctuation.

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