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| CMC - Nasuha (Question 3) |
| Mar 25, 2009 |
Asynchronous CMC : Blog
Web URL : http://www.noktahhitam.com/whats-bugging-you.html
Topic : What’s Bugging You
Discourse Analysis : SPEECH LIKE WRITTEN TEXT in Blog.
The analysis will be based on one of a topic open by the blog moderator and been discuss by its members. The moderator post topic on “What’s Bugging you” which discuss on how to overcome stress. Therefore, this analysis will focus on the used of speech like expression in written text.
First, some words were made capital letters to stress the writer feeling. The used of expression through written text is mostly likely represent speech. In speech, people tend to used tone to indicate that they are angry, happy or disappointed. However, in order to express their feeling, interlocutors capitalized certain words. For instance, the author of the topic describe himself as “I’M PURE AWESOME”. Through the phrase the author mention, we will sense the feeling of proud and confident over him self that if he could he will say out loud. Another example is “I DON’T” which the author used to deny something and want the others to really get meaning and the feeling that is attach to the words; I will not… In addition, there is also abbreviation of phrase that usually express in speech. For example, in the second comment, the phrase “Oh My God!” has been abbreviated into OMG. Thus, contribute to more speaking like text than written like.
Next, the used of verbal gesture to express something will also contribute to speech like conversation in written text. Interlocutors, choose varieties of verbal gesture to express surprise, rejection and agreeing. For example, the first comment used the verba gesture “haiya…” follow by explanation of the expression made which to show he is surprise to know that the moderator reject an job offer. Another example is when the moderator used “Er…” follow by his explanation of his expression which denies the topic was about himself alone. The topic is a general topic and opens for others to contribute. Finally, some even express verbal gesture of laughter and process of thinking through text when commenting. For instance in comment number 3, 6, 7 and 14, they had been expressed “haha…”, “hmmmm.”, “…haha” and “hohoho”.
Finally, speech like text can also be seen through words that had been exaggerated it spelling or been written according to it sound. For example, in the fifth comment, the writer used “plisss” and “soooo” to express his feel. The word “plisss” refer to the original spelling of “please”. Since it is an informal environment, the writer tends to use simple and exaggerated word to ask something from the moderator. Likewise, the word “soooo’ is refer to “so” but been exaggerated to suit the mood of the writer. The writer wants to express how disappointed he feels through the phrase “soooo down” that he/she exaggerated the spelling. Thus, the written text was made to sound like they were in the middle of face-to face conversation rather than following written text form.
In conclusion, speech like conversation usually involve in written text such as blog. The writers tend to express their feeling through capitalizing words, verbal gesture and exaggerated spelling. Thus, the written text may not look like formal form of text but more into informal and speech likes text.
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