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LINGUA INGLESE 2 – MODULO

DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

The exam is 50 minutes and there are 20 marks. Please write your answers in English

PART 1 CONVERSATION ANALYSIS (30 minutes – 12 marks)

CONVERSATION 1 – 5 marks

1 A ooh she looks lovely

2 B three months is she? Ooh must be nice at that age (laughs)

3 C wouldn’t mind being her (laughs)

4 A sleeping all day (laughs) mine’s three now, can’t keep him still

5 B bit windy for her here though isn’t it?

6 A here … take this; that’ll keep her warm

7 C thanks … actually she’s 5 months; ooh quick here’s the bus

1. Explain who you think the speakers are and the context (1 mark)

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2. Is this a mainly interactional or a mainly transactional conversation? Explain why.

This exchange is mainly ………………….. (interactional/transactional) because ……..

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…………………………………………………………………………………… (1 mark)

3. There is a long insertion sequence in the conversation. Where? ……………. (1 mark)

4. Explain how this is a cooperative conversation. Give examples of cooperation in the text

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………………………………………………………………………………… (2 marks)

CONVERSATION 2 – 7 marks

(ring)

1 A good afternoon interflora this is melany I – eh can I help you?

2 B oh hello there ahm just wondering do you do home-home deliveries at all?

3 A oh yeah I do local delivery

4 B okay so:: e::m elm grove is.is local

5 A yes it is

6 B okay

1. What is the medium of conversation? ………………………………………….. (1 mark)

1. This is not a conversation between friends. What type of conversation is it? Explain the typical features of this kind of conversation opening. Does this particular conversation show these typical features? Give examples to illustrate your answer.

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2. Is this a mainly interactional or a mainly transactional conversation? Explain why.

This exchange is mainly ………………….. (interactional/transactional) because ……..

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…………………………………………………………………………………… (1 mark)

3. Find an example of an adjacency pair in this conversation

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4. Write down 3 characteristics of oral discourse with examples from conversation 2:

Characteristic of speech Example in conversation 2

a. ……………………………….. ……………………………………

b. ……………………………….. ……………………………………

c. ……………………………….. ………………………… (2 marks)

PART 2 TEXT ANALYSIS (20 minutes - 8 marks)

1. TEXT 1

National study to link genes and disease

Oxford is to play a key role in a national project designed to clarify the links betweem genes, the environment and disease. The UK Biobank Project, launched in January 2004, will collect DNA samples, medical histories and information about lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet and location from up to half a million British residents aged between 45 and 69. The health of the participants will be monitored for 10 years

From Oxford Today, January 2004

a. Why is an indefinite expression a national project used in line 1 and not a

definite expression the national project?

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Why is a definite expression the UK Biobank Project used in line 3 and not an indefinite expression a UK Biobank Project?

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b. Describe, using examples, and explain how the text shows cohesion:

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……………………………………………………………………………….…………..…… (2)

d. Describe, using examples, and explain how the text develops the topic :

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…………………………………………………………………………………………..……… (3)

e. Identify and write down 4 deictic markers that are present in the text:

i ……………………………. ii …………………………………..

iii ……………………………. iv ……………….…… (1)