The language change in English overtime can be seen within the contents of texts A,B, and C. Text A is an extract from the 1832. It is a letter addressed to the writer's nephew. The word choice and sentence structure make the text unique from modern day English language. Text B is a chart of words that were popular from 1980-1993 in the British National Corpus. Text C is an n-gram of the phrases "are likely to be", "are apt to be", and "tend to be".
The n-gram that is provided in Text C shows three phrases that are popular in English language. The phrase "are apt to be" hasn't been used in language that much compared to the other phrases. The usage of this phrase came in the 1900-1980. This shows a change in language overtime as the phrase "are apt to be" isn't used in modern English. While phrases like "tend to be" and "are likely to be" are replacements a that are used more often in modern English. Text A uses the phrase "are apt to be", showing a change in language overtime and what phrases were used in 1832.
The sentence structure in Text A also provides evidence on a language change in English. The sentence structure includes many commas and longer sentences. The sentences usually contain a couple segments in each that are separated by commas. In some cases, the comma isn't needed grammatically but represents a pause in conversation. For example, in Text A it states "Lively anecdotes, or short narratives, told with spirit, are among the most amusing ingredients in conversation: but even with them, if you often meet the same company, there is considerable danger of falling into repetition". The example shows multiple points in the sentence where there a pauses or commas. Many of the commas that the author inputs in the sentence are not need, such as the commas after "anecdotes" and "company". Many of the commas used in literature back when this extract was written were for pausing purposes or showing a break in the speech. This gives a more personal effect for the reader. The audience reads the letter as if it were spoken out loud. The modern English language does the same, but doesn't include an abundance of commas as extracts like Text A provide.
First off, remember to hit the word count.
ReplyDeleteAO2:
-Your final paragraph discusses how the audience is affected by the use of commas which is not the purpose of this piece. Also, most of your input was skimming the surface. It would have been better if you explain why particular changes were made or why they were so impactful.
Score: 1
AO4:
-Again, there was limited discussion of the key components. Remember to try to connect the changes that occur to theories or specific buzzwords. For example, when talking about “taste,” talking about how the meaning of the word has broadened. Although you focused a lot on Text A, try talking more about the two charts (B and C).
Score: 2
AO5:
-Throughout your writing, there was very little evaluation and the evaluation that was included did not have depth. A way to fix this would be to avoid introducing all your texts in the first paragraph. Organize your writing in the same order in which they were presented. Try discussing Text A first, then Text B, followed by Text C.
Score: 6
Final Score: 9/25
AO2: 2/5 marks
ReplyDeleteYour expression was clear but it did not flow. And there were a few errors in your writing. You could have organized your blog a bit better. Instead of talking about Text C first, you could have talked about Text A and then go on to talk about the other texts. You also did not talk about Text B at all. Some content was relevant. When you talked about Text A, you mainly talked about the use of commas which isn’t exactly what the prompt was asking.
AO4: 1/5 marks
You had a very basic understanding of the linguistic concepts and methods. You did not name a theory when talking about each text. Make sure that you are mentioning theories and trying to prove them so that you can get a higher score.
AO5: 5/15 marks
Your overall analysis was very basic and you had a minimal attempt to synthesize evidence. You had a limited selection of language data. Next time try using relevant examples to prove your points and also mention some theories and other linguistic concepts.
Overall Score: 8/25 marks
AO2: 2/5
ReplyDeleteThroughout your writing, the overall flow was choppy but your expression was clear. It seems like you barely go into detail and your points don’t have much evidence to back it up. There were several errors throughout and also your word count was under. Instead of writing text c first, I think you should have written it in order that the texts are presented. Also you didn’t talk about Text B.
AO4: 2/5
There was limited discussion and you had a very basic understanding of the linguistic concepts. You didn’t list any theories and to score higher next time, you need to write about the different theories that are in the texts.
AO5: 5
You had a very limited analysis and there was barely any attempt to provide evidence to back up your analysis. Next time, organize your texts in order and go into a lot more depth about each text.
Overall: 9/25