Reference no: EM132646510

Part 1: Independent analysis of your data leading to preliminary findings

1.1 Analyse your data

The first step is for you to work independently on your data set - ‘your data'. Your data represents the speech of ‘your target character' when that character is speaking with a particular interlocutor.

Your job is to examine all the utterances in your data and determine:

1. What is the pragmatically unmarked speech style of your target character when speaking to that interlocutor?

2. Are there any instances in which your target character deviates from that unmarked speech style when speaking to that interlocutor (i.e. uses a pragmatically marked speech style)?

1.2 Select examples from your data
The next step in your independent work is for you to select seven (7) example sentences used by your target character, to illustrate your analysis of their speech style when speaking to that interlocutor.
• If your character uses any pragmatically marked speech style(s), make sure to select all examples of marked style that occur in your data; the remainder of your seven examples will be of the unmarked style.
• If your character does not use pragmatically marked speech style(s) at all, then all seven of your examples will be of the unmarked style.

1.3 Present your examples and give a brief summary of your findings
Once you have selected the seven example sentences from your data, the next step is to present them in the format that will be helpful for others in your group. Here's an example of what this format might look like for a couple of your examples:

Japanese is interesting.
Source and participants: Ex 2, Ep 1, SA --> M
Context: Satonaka is explaining things to Mori at a meeting, while others are listening.

Lit: Even monkeys fall from trees.
Everyone makes mistakes.
Source and participants: Ex 3, Ep 1, SHO --> O
Context: Shooji is speaking to Oomae. It's the first time they have met, and he's clearly trying to impress her with his wisdom.
Let's walk through each line, so that you feel confident about what is expected.
1.3.1 Transcription
• Give each example a number. Number them in the order in which they appear in your data source.
• Transcribe each example sentence in Japanese.[2]
1.3.2 Translation
Your goal is to give an English equivalent that will help others in your group to fully understand the meaning of the original.

Japanese is interesting.
You may need to give both a literal translation and a free translation or paraphrase, to ensure that your group partners can fully understand the meaning of the original.
Lit: Even monkeys fall from trees.
Everyone makes mistakes.
Note: You are welcome to use the subtitles from the drama to help you with your translation. However, only copy the subtitle directly if you really think it's the best possible translation. Remember that your goal is to make sure to help others in your group fully understand the meaning.

1.3.3 Note on Source, Participants, Context
After each translation, first note the data source and the speech participants (target character and interlocutor). Use the following form in all cases:
Source and participants: Extract N, Episode N; Target character -->Interloctutor

1.3.4 Brief summary of preliminary findings
After you have given your examples, briefly give a summary of your findings regarding the speech style of your target character when speaking to this interlocutor.

1. What is the pragmatically unmarked speech style of your target character when speaking to that interlocutor in the data you examined?
2. Are there any instances in which your target character deviates from that unmarked speech style when speaking to that interlocutor (i.e. uses a pragmatically marked speech style) in the data you examined? If so,
o which example numbers does deviation occur in?
o what form(s) does the deviation take?

Part 2: Complete your independent data analysis
On the basis of your analysis of your own data , you now have a clear understanding of the pragmatically unmarked speech style within a number of relationships: in each relationship, a target character speaking to a particular interlocutor. One or more of these target characters may also use a marked speech style in some cases.
Look carefully at all the examples you have selected, and check all the summaries of findings. Now analyse this data and see if you can determine:
1. Why each target character uses their pragmatically unmarked speech style in that particular relationship?
2. If a character deviates at times from their unmarked speech style in a particular relationship (i.e. uses a pragmatically marked speech style in some cases), why might the character do so?

Part 3: Finalise your report
Your report must be organised in the following way.
1. Target characters, interlocutors, relationships and speech style(s)
1.1 Name of target character --> Name of interlocutor (e.g. Shooji --> Mori)
1. What is the pragmatically unmarked speech style of that character in that relationship? (Include two examples to illustrate.)
2. Why does the target character use that style as their unmarked style in that relationship?
3. If a character deviates from that unmarked speech style in that particular relationship (i.e. uses a pragmatically marked speech style), in what way(s) does s/he do so (include one or more examples to illustrate) and why?

Discussion
On the basis of your data, what can you say in general about the reasons for the pragmatically unmarked speech styles that occur, and for any pragmatically marked styles.

Attachment:- Assignment data.rar