1. i would quite like to do my coursework on spoken speeches e.g Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela etc.
To see different conventions and how they become effective through speech e.g Emphasis
2. I have a strong interest in law so if theres a possible way of how i could find youtube clips of a professional lawyer speaking this would be interesting.
This is a really interesting area to explore! However, you will only need one speech and probably only an extract - at the most, two pages of transcript. Your aim is to go into depth and analyse the language in great detail. You could look at the opening minute and closing minute of Obama's Inauguration speech if you can find this on youtube or similar. You may find something more up-to-date. A lawyer's address in a courtoom would be interesting, but perhaps harder to get hold of a recording? You would need to analyse lexis, grammar, phonology, NVAS as well as identify the rhetorical techniques being used. Your next step is to find ONE suitable speech....
ReplyDeleteWell done - this could work really well.