For my Discourse Analysis project, I plan on using the transcript that is about chat sessions. My main focus is going to be what led to the change of tone (scary to funny) in A’s voice. I am not sure that this is a good focus point to look at, but am going to give it a shot at least. In order to determine the change in tone of A’s voice, I could look at specific phrases that Chandler may have used in the interview, which could have led A to respond with a scary or funny tone. A specific part of excerpt 1 that indicates the tone is scary is when A is recalling an experience in which she heard someone’s voice that she didn’t recognize and he asked her what she was wearing. She also says that she is worried her mom is going to kill her. Both of these indicate a scary tone in A’s voice.
However, by excerpt 2 A’s voice has shifted from a scary tone to a funny one. Just as I will be doing with the first excerpt, I will look at certain phrases that Chandler used during the interview to see if this may have led to A to say something with a funny tone. Maybe the fact that Chandler was laughing at one point led to A’s funny tone and made her feel not as scared. One specific point in which you can sense the funny tone of A is when she talks about when she and a friend were in a chatroom and started to talking to some guy who turned out to be their pastor’s son. She even mentions that it was a weird story.
This is just a start to what my Discourse Analysis assignment will consist of. I really hope that I am on the right track with this and my ideas are good enough.
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