ANNA
MARIA - JAMAICAN
"I'm no longer a slave, I'm free".
"Take
it easy, in the end justice will come."
"Out
of many, one people".
"We are all
friends".
"Don't worry about a thing, it's gonna be all
right".
CHIARA - BRIT FROM
READING
“How elegant we are!”
“Our british
sense of humour has become a world standard.”
“God
“save” the queen “
“Do what you must, just
so you do it properly”
“Always remember that you are,
above all, English”
“Britain built an empire that
still exists! “
“Melting
pot is good, but not too much! “
“Say what you
mean but non assertively.”
Eugenia - AUSTRALIAN
1.Today, I can achieve all my goals; I will try, try, and try
again until I REACH the top!
2.I’m a woman, but I’m
strong and brave as a bushranger; I love adventure. I’m sure I
can OVERCOME ANYTHING!
3.I like my mates very much; I trust of
them!
4.Respect first of
all!
5.I’m tolerant and I like different cultures
mixing.
6.I’m direct; I say what I think; fuck “politically
correct”, form and hierarchy!
7.Sense
of humor helps to live better.
8.Punctuality is important.
9.I’m friendly and open.
10.Barbies and sports in the
open-air PUT spice the INTO life.
11.I’m
relaxed.
Pam – New Yorker
(BRONX)
1. I can OVERCOME ANY obstacles.
2. I’m a woman
and I have the same RIGHTS AND WILL-TO-SUCCEED AS a man.
3. I can
speak UP spontaneously, IT'S GOOD TO BE SELF-ASSERTIVE AND FEISTY.
4.
I can do what I want alone AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T INTERFERE WITH
OTHERS.
5. I can reached myself from the differences. [??????]
Roberta – IRISHWOMAN
1 Take it easy;
2 We are strong ad will never surrender
3 Fight for your beliefs
4 Fight aganst the weather
and invaders
Characteristics
of Anglo modes of expression in general
Sample high level
modes:
the communicative intent manifests itself as
a. concrete,
b. explicit,
c. practical,
d. confrontational (but gentlemanly so: hedging, understatement),
e. eclectic...
Sample low level modes:
the communicative intent manifests itself through
a. phrasal verbs, quasi deictic definite articles – spatial concreteness
b. stress placement to “telegraph” essential information – explicitness
c. mostly baton (with few redundant iconic) gestures – practicality
d. turn taking to avoid silences & limit multiple floors – gentlemanliness
e. creativity in varying genres (new situations, fads...) – eclecticism
Codes: a. verbal, b. paraverbal, c. behavioral, d. interactional, e. discoursual...