Speech Features
- Created by: lily goulder
- Created on: 04-06-22 15:09
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- Speeches
- EME- 1500-1700
- Context: The divine right of the Monarchy
- Context: Religious beliefs
- Context: Very status-conscious with set ideas on class.
- The only people likely to be making speeches are already powerful.
- Context: The audience would be very narrow- only those in the immediate vicinity unless it was written down.
- Often this meant the audience would just be upper-class, educated men.
- This leads to field-specific and high-register lexis.
- Often this meant the audience would just be upper-class, educated men.
- Context: Women seen as inferior and weak.
- PDE- 2000- present
- Context: Now speeches can be broadcast live to anywhere and anyone.
- Language is likely to be more inclusive and accessible- not just for educated men.
- Context: More progressive ideas on race, gender, class.
- Become less formal over time. More humour.
- Context: Now speeches can be broadcast live to anywhere and anyone.
- Occasions
- Tragedies- to pay respect.
- Court: EME- put to death. Sentenced for crimes.(pleading innocence or accepting)
- Political- Persuade. Apologise.
- Motivational. EME- before a battle. Social justice movement.
- Informative. Political manifesto.
- Ceremonial- Royal celebration. Political win.
- Features
- Parallelism, repetition, antithesis, triadic structure (often cumulating with most important).
- EME- long multi-clausal sentences. PDE- short sentences for effect.
- Exophoric references.
- 1st person pronouns- singular for responsibility, authority; plural for inclusivity.
- 2nd person pronouns- involve the audience, persuading or attacking.
- Rhetorical questions or hypophora.
- Emotive language, metaphors and hyperbole.
- Meant to be read aloud- alliteration, rhyme, rhythm.
- Often neatly structured because they are pre-prepared.
- Formal opening 'ladies and gentlemen'- tells the audience it's starting to get their attention.
- EME- 1500-1700
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