Throughout the sketch, fillers such as 'right' and 'like' are used alongside the repetition of words and phrases. You could say this is non-standard lexis and therefore makes the piece seem more free flowing and conversational. Furthermore, it makes Armstrong and Miller appear as if their gossiping as fillers are mainly used to give you a small moment to think or a chance for the other person to react. Stereotypically gossiping is associated with teenagers, by the piece using lexis that is commonly used while gossiping it creates humor as once again it challenges stereotypes and presents an unexpected situation.
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Armstrong and Miller Sketch
The Armstrong and Miller Sketch features two WW1 pilots discussing someone they know named Chalky and how he is a spy. Despite the scene being set during World War One, the sketch uses contrastingly modern lexis that would stereotypically be associated with teenagers. Which gives the piece humor; perhaps because of the unlikeliness of the scene. Moreover, The sketch relies on the audience and writer having a shared understanding of the piece (pragmatics) and how language has gradually changed over time, through different generations.
Throughout the sketch, fillers such as 'right' and 'like' are used alongside the repetition of words and phrases. You could say this is non-standard lexis and therefore makes the piece seem more free flowing and conversational. Furthermore, it makes Armstrong and Miller appear as if their gossiping as fillers are mainly used to give you a small moment to think or a chance for the other person to react. Stereotypically gossiping is associated with teenagers, by the piece using lexis that is commonly used while gossiping it creates humor as once again it challenges stereotypes and presents an unexpected situation.
Throughout the sketch, fillers such as 'right' and 'like' are used alongside the repetition of words and phrases. You could say this is non-standard lexis and therefore makes the piece seem more free flowing and conversational. Furthermore, it makes Armstrong and Miller appear as if their gossiping as fillers are mainly used to give you a small moment to think or a chance for the other person to react. Stereotypically gossiping is associated with teenagers, by the piece using lexis that is commonly used while gossiping it creates humor as once again it challenges stereotypes and presents an unexpected situation.
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Excellent Jazmine, you've got some really well made points in your analysis and your language choices are well considered - your points are relevant and supported by your knowledge of terminology and by evidence from the clip. Your use of connectives makes your analysis sound mature and well informed. I'd like to see you being a bit more confident in your use of terminology, as you are absolutely correct in your discussion of pragmatics, so don't put this in brackets! Apply your knowledge more firmly and be a bit more confident with it, as it's all there in this piece!
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