Throughout the Armstrong and Miller sketch the writer includes informal and slang words to create comedy. The use of language such as "deal with it girlfriend" and "swear down" is associated with teenage slang, specifically teenage girls. Armstrong and Miller and presented as soldiers fighting during WW1 who in the viewers perception are expected to be formal and wise. In the sketch they both are seen gossiping about topics a lot less important than the war they are supposedly fighting.
In the sketch, the writer has used an over exaggeration of the amount of slang words usually used to empathize the illiterate use of language spoken by teenagers during this generation. The over exaggeration of the perception of teenagers adds to the comical script as the behavior of the soldiers is so unexpected and against the stereotype of how they were seen to have acted. The use of fillers is added throughout the sketch which is a familiar feature of spoken language that teenagers often use. Fillers are used such as "isn't it", and "uh." By using fillers throughtout this sketch it indicates to the reader that the characters are contradicting their expected formal speech and instead speaking informally.
This is really good analysis Kayleigh, you've stuck to the Point, Evidence, Explanation technique and it gives your paragraphs a clear structure. Your quotations are well-selected and back up your ideas, and the points you make are relevant and well-explained, especially when you discuss the viewers perception.
ReplyDeleteYour language is on track, so for future analysis I'd advise trying to get a bit more terminology in your analysis, so for example you could have used the terms standard and non-standard lexis/ received pronunciation etc, and you could have discussed the dialogue in terms of phonology. But overall I think this is a great start and I'm very pleased with your analysis.