Through contrasting both texts I and j I have found out
that in fact text I was not only published on the 1st of May 1934
but also 3 days after the actual game had been played meaning that it is an
asynchronous article. This shows how much we lacked in technology in the 20th
century, this also means that for this article to be published after the game
meant that it must of gone through several amounts of editing e.g. the
graphology so the amount of white space which has been used and in this case
all of the white space has been used up, portraying that they are cramming a
lot of information about the game. (Explain why white space was a premium - also discuss that the limitations of technology at the time, meant that it simply took longer) However unlike text j it was published on
the BBC Sport website, as the game was happening on the 17th of May
2008. This online article emphasises the importance of how technology has
advanced and improved such a vast amount, because it is coming across
synchronous, as it was accomplishing giving the audience the information of the
game as if they were there live. Whereas
text I failed to do this because of the unavailability to technology, so it is
clear that the author of text I had to write up notes throughout the game, for
it then to continue to be edited and sent to the printers. (Good - a nice AO3 point) Yet, even though
text j is spontaneously written, it still comes across to have gone through an
editing stage but not so much as advanced and thorough as it needs unlike text
I, this is because the BBC is a prestigious company, so it was lack in any form
of incorrect information. (They are both prestigious but, you are right, it is important to the BBC that the information is void of errors).
(Good - you are using a systematic structure). Through the usage of lexis j have contrasted both texts,
as to have come across as have portrayed different semantic fields. As shown in
text j, the semantic field is more about the rivalry of the game, more about
the fighting/war between the teams which are shown through tackles and actions
that are represented throughout the article that are made from the players
participating in the game, as it have come across to be more aggressive. “Losers‘ medals” shows the spitefulness
behind the point of winning, at most it shows the down sides to winning, since
this comes across as a way of gloating and boasting, almost as if looking down
on the opposing side. (Rather than 'the' semantic field, there is certainly lexis surrounding warfare). However in text I the semantic field is how so more
focused on actual football itself as well as the participation of the players
have succeeded them onto winning. “I don’t think there can be any doubt that
the better team won” which was said by the opposing teams’ honorary president.
This just shows how more sincere and honest the gentlemen were like in the 20th
century, as there was no need of jealously, and accusations of cheating. He
clearly declared that the better team had one and they deserved it, and not
even due to the fact that his team performed badly it was more so that the
opposing team just came across to dominate. By contrasting the semantic fields of both of these texts
it also shows how football has changed over the generation of time, and in my
opinion it was for the worst. This is
because during the 20th century idea of football had changed from
being focused on mob football to more serious because of the creation of the FA
in 1863, and even though there was still rivalry between areas it was not as
bad as it comes across now, which is portrayed in text J, where one team
belittles the other team.
Rather than start with Gender, which is an AO2 point - start with AO1 and then apply Gender). The texts also differ in a way in which shows how gender
was exposed, as because in text I all of the comments that were used within the
article are from men and during this period of time there was a small chance
that a woman had a job as such as being a journalist so it was most likely
written by a male, who most probably had some knowledge of football. Whereas text
j still has quotes that are used are by men, the text itself is in fact written
by a woman. Also throughout the text, if you did not know it was written by a
woman, you would not assume it either as the way she is writing is breaking
what would be found in a normal female’s language, as it very masculine. This
is purely because of the focused topic of the text is known to be a male
favoured sport. (I think you are right - Caroline Cheese does seem to mirror the language used by the male writers in the text. You do need to give evidence and analyse in greater detail).
Even though text J is an article found on the BBC
website, meaning that it is more interactional as well as it shows how
technology has advanced when being compared to text I. Text J, is written in a
similar way to a blog so as soon as something happened it would keep any
readers updated. Also because of the online technology, this causes the
accessibility to become a lot easier and from the way it has been written to
come across live this also means that it is written in chronological order. (Agreed - well observed) On
one hand, because of the technology improvement it increases viewers because of
the easy accessibility but it also has some down sides due to the fact the
internet connection could be bad or even have some malfunctions which happened
during the game ‘pesky technology breakdown’, as well as even though you are
able to view it live so it helps if you’re out and are not able to watch the
game. Yet on the other hand, after a period of time the article is then erased
from the website, so if you had the disadvantage of not being able to access
the internet for a while then you would not be able to re-read it.
Conversely, text I immediately shows how the lack in
technology is portrayed which is the fact that the article was released 3 days
after the game actually happened itself. This is because the person who was
writing had to firstly write up their notes, for them to then be edited and
then finally sent to the printers so the entire process would have taken the
whole 3 days. Yet due to this it also has some pros to it as well, such as it
is much easier to read because of the fluency throughout the article. This is
also a souvenir edition, which means that you have the opportunity to keep this
article for the use of memories. It also differs for the fact that reading
styles have changed as not everyone would read this.
You have covered a range of ideas - well done. Do have your lexis/semantic and grammar handouts in front of you as you write your essay. You do need to use the terminology from your handouts.
You have covered a range of ideas - well done. Do have your lexis/semantic and grammar handouts in front of you as you write your essay. You do need to use the terminology from your handouts.
Thank you Emma, for your essay. There is much promise. Read my comments to aid further development.
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