Starter Dictionary Corner Use your dictionary to find

Starter: Dictionary Corner Use your dictionary to find the definition of the following words: 1. Articulate (verb) 2. Interlocutor 3. Colloquial 4. Idiom 5. Nuptials Find the definition of two other words, which you can share with the group.

MEANINGS AND REPRESENTATIONS Gender & representation

Learning Outcomes By the end of the lesson you will: Have consolidated your knowledge of key terms and examined new terms and theory relating to your language study. Have undertaken direct exam practice through the examination of three texts – Good Housekeeping guide, Cosmopolitan article and. Thought Catalog text Have started to think about Q 3 of the Paper 1 exam by comparing and contrasting the two texts - Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan article.

Key terms Colloquial Language: Colloquial expressions are items of everyday language used in informal context. Amelioration: The meaning of a word takes on more positive connotations in society i. e. bachelor Pejoration: The meaning of a word takes on more negative connotations in society – discuss the changing perception of the word ‘gay’ in 19 th Century – 1980 s & now.

Idiom: An expression whose meaning is not dependent on the meanings of the words i. e. someone ‘has a chip on their shoulder’. Audience Construction: In language study texts are seen as constructing audiences, not just addressing them. This means texts create an idea of who the audience is, by ‘speaking’ to them in a certain way. Marked terms: Terms that are used to describe a job role which convey differences in gender: actor/actress etc.

Key terms Imperative Verbs – These create a tone of instruction Connotations = meanings: Look at the use of positive and negative language (Work-weary V pleasant & tranquil) Syntax Structure – sentence structure (simple, compound, complex, minor) Referential text/discourse – A text which gives information Interactional Discourse/text – A text which engages the reader/participant.

Discourse marker: Ok/so/well/but/right used in spoken discourse to change the topic of conversation. Connective: And/or – words used to join elements together to aid cohesion Adjectives: Give more information about nouns (also see expanded noun phrases) Americanisms/American lexis: Words which we have borrowed from America due to the rising prestige of American English i. e. awesome

Theory Norman Fairclough - Conversationalisation: The rising prestige of spoken language features in written texts “the modelling of public discourse upon the discursive practices of ordinary life, ‘conversational’ practices in a broad sense” (Fairclough, 1994: 253) movement towards norms of ‘casual’ conversation in university brochures, news reports etc.

Task Guess which fields of activity the following idioms come from: Play it by ear Raining cats and dogs Turn a blind eye Once in a blue moon Larger than life

Play it by ear This saying has its origins in music, as “playing something by ear” means to play music without reference to the notes on a page Raining cats and dogs The origins of this bizarre phrase are obscure, though it was first recorded in 1651 in the poet Henry Vaughan’s collection Olor Iscanus. Speculation as to its origins ranges from medieval superstition to Norse mythology, but it may even be a reference to dead animals being washed through the streets by floods Turn a blind eye Interestingly, this expression is said to have arisen as a result of the famous English naval hero Admiral Horatio Nelson, who, during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, is alleged to have deliberately raised his telescope to his blind eye, thus ensuring that he would not see any signal from his superior giving him discretion to withdraw from the battle. Once in a blue moon Confusingly, a blue moon doesn’t refer to the actual colour of the moon; it refers to when we see a full moon twice in one month. This happens every two to three years Larger than life First recorded in the mid-20 th century, the phrase was famously used by The New Yorker to describe wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.

How is women’s role in society represented by these magazine front covers?

How do these magazine covers portray representations of men and women?

Paper 1 Q 1 & Q 2 Text A: Look at the article from Good Housekeeping from the 1950 s. How does the magazine article use language to create meaning & representation?

Text B http: //www. cosmopolitan. com/sexlove/advice/a 5273/stop-judging-marryingwomen/ Look at the online article from Cosmopolitan. How does the magazine article use language to create meaning & representation?

Text C: Online platform Thought Catalog celebrated the Clooney-Alamuddin nuptials by releasing a questionable list entitled ‘ 25 Things Girls Do That Make Guys Realise They’re Wife Material. ’ Look at the online article from www. thoughtcatalog. com. How does the magazine article use language to create meaning & representation? http: //thoughtcatalog. com/christine-stockton/2014/09/25 things-girls-do-that-make-guys-realize-theyre-wife-material/

Paper 1: Question 3 Compare & contrast Text A and either Text B or Text C showing ways in which they are similar or different in their language usage.

Personal Study 1. Find an article about men and marriage and analyse how meanings and representations are created in the article?