In recent years, linguists like Biber (1999) and Carter and McCarthy (2006
In recent years, linguists like Biber (1999) and Carter and McCarthy (2006), proposed that everyday talk is far from being chaotic and disorganized. Discuss the structure and function of talk drawing on the works of Bakhtin (1986); Malinowski (1923); Austin (1962) and Bordieu (1992) to identify the rules guiding everyday talk. Illustrate using examples from the works of Schegloff and Sacks (1973) and Goffman (1967).
Areas of Discussion
Areas of discussing the TMA’s topic are related to U214B Course Book 2, and specifically Unit 1.
Important Guidelines
Discussing the TMA’s subject matter has to draw on the following ideas:
- Characteristics of everyday talk (5 pts)
- The structure and function of talk (5 pts)
- Examples on particular language practices (5 pts)
- Social rules of talk bringing predictable structures in relation to function (5pts)
N.B. Students need to read in depth Unit 1 and think about the TMA questions as they read. Students need to take notes on the social perspectives on everyday talk.
When writing, students need to pay attention to structure, layout and correct language and use appropriate referencing and citation. Please note that, in addition to the textbook materials, students are strongly recommended to consult two or more of the following references:
Recommended Bibliography
•Austin, L. (1962). How to do Things with Words. Oxford. Oxford University Press.
•Bourdieu, P. (1992 [1975]). Language and Symbolic Power. Cambridge. Polity Press.
•Cameron, D. (2007). The Myth of Mars and Venus. Oxford. Oxford University Press.
•Coates, J. (2003) Men Talk: Stories in the Making of Masculinities. Oxford. Blackwell.
•Drew, P. and Heritage, J. (eds.) (1992). Talk at Work. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
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Using e-Library
§You can include information from the course book but it is highly recommended to use external sources from the e-library.
§You are requested to visit the e-library on campus and use it to carry out your TMAs properly.
§You are also requested to show your tutor that you used the e-library to complete your TMA. But avoid submitting a copy/paste paper, it is a plagiarized work, which is strictly banned and firmly penalized by AOU.
Guidelines on Plagiarism
If you submit an assignment that contains work other than yours without acknowledging the sources, you are committing plagiarism. This might occur when:
Using a sentence or phrase that you have come across
Copying word-for-word directly from a text
Paraphrasing the words from the text very closely
Using text downloaded from the Internet
Borrowing statistics or assembled fact from another person or source
Copying or downloading figures, photographs, pictures or diagrams without acknowledging your sources
Copying from the notes or essays of a fellow student
(Slightly adapted from OU document on quoting versus plagiarism)
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