Wareing's social power - the power that someone has in a social circle. This can be influenced by many factors such as age and gender.
The quote, "that's nice (.) that's great (.) for you" is an example of Wareing's social power. There are many ways to gain social power within and group and one of them is through the use of comedy. By controlling the jokes in a room it allows someone to seem humorous to their social group and thus would become the centre of attention as the group would seek out entertainment. In the context of this quote it is within a group of friends, it can be assumed that they have been friends for a long time as the type of humour used was sarcasm. Sarcasm has a undertone of belittling towards a person, lowering their power to boost your own. Within a group of friends being sarcastic with one another and belittling is normal as the friends will know that they are joking and only using it as a humour technique. It is shown that this persons humour was successful and they gained attention from it due to the laugh that followed.
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Monday, 9 March 2015
Language and Power - Legal transcript
Plan
Paragraph 1
-Overview of the text, explaining the context. In the court of law the barrister had instrumental power while Mr Neil is trying to gain influential power.
-“Because it is in a Scottish court…” the effect on language? Any slang? Unequal encounter?
-Overview of the text, explaining the context. In the court of law the barrister had instrumental power while Mr Neil is trying to gain influential power.
-“Because it is in a Scottish court…” the effect on language? Any slang? Unequal encounter?
Paragraph 2
How Mr Neil tries to gain influential power.
-The interruptions ending the barristers sentences taking away his power to add to his own.
-“[Laughing quietly]” as a form of patronising? Laughing to show that the barrister may have instrumental power but nothing that in influential, almost as if he cannot control Mr Neil.
How Mr Neil tries to gain influential power.
-The interruptions ending the barristers sentences taking away his power to add to his own.
-“[Laughing quietly]” as a form of patronising? Laughing to show that the barrister may have instrumental power but nothing that in influential, almost as if he cannot control Mr Neil.
Paragraph 3
-How the barrister has instrumental power but not influential power, the power over the witness and the judge. Link back to being interrupted and the laughing.
-The barrister uses a lot of pauses, builds up tension?
- The adverb “according to you” puts the blame on Mr Neil despite the fact that he is a witness, trying to get information? Can also be linked in with how the barrister is constantly asking questions.
-How the barrister has instrumental power but not influential power, the power over the witness and the judge. Link back to being interrupted and the laughing.
-The barrister uses a lot of pauses, builds up tension?
- The adverb “according to you” puts the blame on Mr Neil despite the fact that he is a witness, trying to get information? Can also be linked in with how the barrister is constantly asking questions.
Overview
Because this transcript is set in a court there is quite a distinction between the 2 people present, the barrister and Mr Neil. The barrister has instrumental power in the court as it is his job to handle the legal matter. The witness, Mr Neil, tried to gain influential power in court by taking away the barristers power. The court was Scottish so there was some effect on the language from that, the slang term “shopped you to the police” was used giving an informal undertone in a formal court of law.
Because this transcript is set in a court there is quite a distinction between the 2 people present, the barrister and Mr Neil. The barrister has instrumental power in the court as it is his job to handle the legal matter. The witness, Mr Neil, tried to gain influential power in court by taking away the barristers power. The court was Scottish so there was some effect on the language from that, the slang term “shopped you to the police” was used giving an informal undertone in a formal court of law.
PEE Paragraph
In a court of law the barrister has instrumental power over the witness in the court, which is what Mr Neil is. Having this instrumental power it means that the barrister has got to get the correct information from him. While having this instrumental power, it doesn’t automatically mean that he has influential power. The barrister is trying to persuade the judge that would be present and so would use his instrumental power over the witness to do this. One of the ways that the barrister tries to gain this influential power is through the use of pauses. The pauses build up tension and can also be used to put emphasis on certain statements. An example of this is, “this ill feeling (.) this grudge”, while the barrister repaired his wording it wasn’t because of a mistake, he was putting emphasis on the “ill feeling” buy using the harsher word “grudge” almost as if he is putting blame on Mr Neil despite the fact he is a witness. By blaming Mr Neil he is asserting his instrumental power over him by treating him as almost a ‘lesser person’. Another way that the blame is put on Mr Neil is through the adverb, “according to you”. By saying this it suggest that the rest of Mr Neil's statements are almost ‘lies’, making them redundant. By taking away Mr Neil’s influential power it builds up his own, making his argument more persuasive to the judge. The barrister main job is to persuade the judge by making a well informed case, another way that the barrister in this transcript does this is by asking Mr Neil many questions about the situation. Most of the questions that the barrister asks are repeated phrases of Mr Neil, "you can't remember whether they came to see you or not?" after Mr Neil said the he couldn't remember seeing them. This form question is patronising Mr Neil as it is only giving him 2 options to choose from even though he said that he couldn't remember, asserting his power to question and suggesting that Mr Neil is a liar.
In a court of law the barrister has instrumental power over the witness in the court, which is what Mr Neil is. Having this instrumental power it means that the barrister has got to get the correct information from him. While having this instrumental power, it doesn’t automatically mean that he has influential power. The barrister is trying to persuade the judge that would be present and so would use his instrumental power over the witness to do this. One of the ways that the barrister tries to gain this influential power is through the use of pauses. The pauses build up tension and can also be used to put emphasis on certain statements. An example of this is, “this ill feeling (.) this grudge”, while the barrister repaired his wording it wasn’t because of a mistake, he was putting emphasis on the “ill feeling” buy using the harsher word “grudge” almost as if he is putting blame on Mr Neil despite the fact he is a witness. By blaming Mr Neil he is asserting his instrumental power over him by treating him as almost a ‘lesser person’. Another way that the blame is put on Mr Neil is through the adverb, “according to you”. By saying this it suggest that the rest of Mr Neil's statements are almost ‘lies’, making them redundant. By taking away Mr Neil’s influential power it builds up his own, making his argument more persuasive to the judge. The barrister main job is to persuade the judge by making a well informed case, another way that the barrister in this transcript does this is by asking Mr Neil many questions about the situation. Most of the questions that the barrister asks are repeated phrases of Mr Neil, "you can't remember whether they came to see you or not?" after Mr Neil said the he couldn't remember seeing them. This form question is patronising Mr Neil as it is only giving him 2 options to choose from even though he said that he couldn't remember, asserting his power to question and suggesting that Mr Neil is a liar.
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