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Gcse English Language Analysis

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This transcript, an extract taken from one of the creative writing controlled assessments I submitted for my GCSE English Language studies, is a sociolect between two East-End Londoners. The complicity and the natural language employed within this private exchange denote a long-term relationship between two middle-class, middle-aged women, on the same intellectual level who are having a tease - a literal 'dig'- winding each other while carrying out casual gardening work. The social attitudes towards the way these mature ‘ladies’ are interacting would differ depending on the setting where their conversation was happening. Their use of sexual references would be most inappropriate in a child’s environment or in the presence of immature children. …show more content…

These non-fluency features are used to prevent lengthy pauses. In contrast, the pauses in the following quote are relatively long to permit the information to get across clearly and to allow imagery creations: “(2) you could be Superwoman (2) every Monday morning (2) waking up from clubbing (2) going into your telephone box (2) changing your costume (.) and then going to work.” This sentence is complex, complete, and in Standard English. Finally, the conversation is interrupted solely when the other speaker agrees or …show more content…

Its repertoire would require some adjustments if it were to be unravelling in a child’s environment or amongst conservative or sensitive adults. My opinion is that the content of this transcript is theatrical, a virtual comedy not intended for minors and people easily offended in an era where ‘shocking is the word.’ With certainty, it could pass for part of a novella or a script for a television sitcom. After all, Cockneys have developed an indomitable spirit and a reputation for humour. Nowhere is this more evident than in the playful distortion of the English language known as Cockney Rhyming

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