Sarah's language blog

In text message 1, the language is very informal as the subject spoken about is casual. For example vowel omissions have been used for the word 'though' which has been shortened to 'tho'. Also, elisions are used when 'going to' has been typed as 'gotta'. The shortening of the phrases and words are due to the sociolect of the people conversing, who are teenagers. There isn't much punctuation or accurate spelling as the conversation in a situation that required rapid exchanges. The lack of punctuation is also something that occurs mostly in text messages and has been explained by John McWhorter in a TED talk where he said that "texting is the way we talk", which is why we don't use punctuation much in texts, because when we speak we don't need nor use it either. Emojis are also used in order to show emotions. Text message 2, is

The author has created this piece to inform people about how wearing hoodies should not discriminated against, and how the way those who choose to wear them shouldn't be labelled as something negative in society, especially compared to things (e.g. violence) that actually cause suffering. One way in which the author has done this is through the use of an antithesis when writing "a hoody shares its roots with something far closer to home with the anti-hoody brigade; the convertible car". Minsky has made this obscure connection known to the reader to back up his point that those against the hoody own something that is very similar but, unlike its 'savior' counterpart, has caused "more fatalities than hoody wearers". Another way the writer has shown this is through graphology in the phrase "Brits can SURVIVE the Blitz but find HOODS intimidating?" in which he has made the sentence bold as well as giving it a larger font size compared to the re...

Summary  The article is about social media apps, in this case Facebook, and how the fact that many people's beliefs that apps like these are listening to you through your phone is not the case. The intended audience are those that use  Facebook and I know this as the title of this article is 'Facebook's not listening through your phone. It doesn't have to', which implies that it is aimed at those who use that app. The purpose of this article is to inform and debunk the fact that Facebook  is listening to private information through your mobile device. I like this article as it uses informal language which in turn makes it more appealing to someone who many not read many articles or are not able to understand vocabulary that isn't used from day to day. PEE response This article is trying to inform and persuade an audience, that are most likely in their mid twenties and above as the article is more specifically about Facebook, which is used more popul...

Summary The subject of the article is sex discrimination and gender bias in the tech industry. I think the intended audience could be anyone as the article is informing people about discrimination in the workplace and why some may not agree with it. It can also be seen as trying to bring awareness to this therefore it is intended to educate people who want to know more about this topic. The purpose of this article is to explain to the reader how gender bias is commonly occuring in the science and tech industry and to try and understand why some men do not agree with the data. I like this article as the writer provides the reader with facts to support the points that they make.

The subject of the article is social media and how its use has affected the knowledge of today's society. The intended audience are those that agree with the title of the article as this is the writer's opinion meaning that the article will mostly be focusing on this point of view. People who commonly use social media can also be the intended audience as the article is based on this. The purpose of the article is to prove that due to the increased of social media, our knowledge is on things such as celebrities instead of things that affect us in real life. I like this article as it talks about a modern day issue that can be related to anyone.

The article is about how due to one policy the entire population of one country has been affected. The intended audience are those that live in China as the article talks about how the 'one child policy' has caused problems for those living there. The purpose of the article is to bring awareness to the government's handling of the issue of an increasing population and how this rapid change and the fixation of it has affected everyone. I like this article as it talks about and issue that may not be widely known by many.

This article is about competition in education and the treatment of the high achieving pupils versus the low achieving ones. The intended audience are parents and those that control the education system as the article talks about issues relating to parents and how things are run. The purpose of the article is to explain the issue with money and academic achievement and how it determines a child's education. I like this article as it includes statistics and examples to add to their point and back it up.