POWER case Studies

Question 1

Banardos

Answer 1

about raising awareness and donationg money to help young children

‘he told his parents to fck off… he told his foster parents to fck off’

Voice – fronted conjunction, taboo lexis

‘Play pass the parcel with young person’s life’

Figurative language – metaphorical phrasing verb

Question 2

Instrumental power (police officer + witness )

Answer 2

Police script taken from part of an interview involving a witnessed to armed robbery
The police officer leads the issue because of the instrumental power

What sort of age was he’
Closed question– elicits information quickly

               'six foot one.Hair?’
             
        Clarification – echos information

Question 3

Jimmy savile

Answer 3

In the interview Salvile has subverted influencial power against the police officer

‘I’m quite happy to answer questions ’
Abstract noun , infinitive – conditional clause infers his innocence

               'And I’ll help you do your job’
             
        Modal verb of certainty, repetition second pp –manipulative

Question 4

Year 9 classroom discourse

Answer 4

Instrumental power is present through a teacher trying to calm own classroom of students - is unsuccessful

‘Can we make a start please‘’
Present participle verb – politeness marker

               'so let’s look at the synopsis’
             
       Contracted inclusive pronoun – shows how the teacher is inclusive

Question 5

Political text A

Answer 5

Taken from the court room in the house of commons

Ed Miliband ‘’
Instrumental Power –
Initiates question
Proper noun

Ed Miliband: ‘under his NHS plans’
Acronyms ‘NHS’
Determiner links to responsibility
‘He is breaking his promise’’
Repetition
Present participle verb
Patronising

Question 6

Political B

Answer 6

taken from the court room in the house of parliament of the welsh assembly

AJ: ‘Thank You deputy‘’
Politeness marker – noun phrase
‘On NHS sector principles’
Abstract noun – demonstrates core ideologies

CJ: ‘I could hear the liberal democrats talking … coz not many of them … faced with wall of silence ‘
Metaphorical idiom – criticises small party
Abbreviated connection- less formal

‘All the parents all the teachers all the nursery assistance’
Rhetorical strategies- quantify substance

PB: ‘System in Wales effectively a basket case’
Deliberate overstatement – evidence

‘Needs major major overall to put roght’
Deliberate repetition- gets point across more

Question 7

Barack Obama

Answer 7

YouTube
‘I got it- idiomatic, colloquially speaking
You keep that - lexis