Compare the two texts commenting on the ways in which they reflect the differences and similarities between talk in life and literature. Explore the relationship between contest, purpose & audience and ways in which speakers' attitudes & values are conveyed.
Being assessed on our knowledge and understanding of naturally occurring speech in life and crafted speech in literature.
Contextual Features; 1) Situational- relationship between speaker and listener 2) Status and relationships 3) Discourse conventions 4) Purpose, audience and genre
Interactional Features; 1) Pragmatics- not what sentences mean but rather what the speakers want them to mean 2) Turn-taking 3) Modes of address 4) Agenda-setting in conversation