To recognize that this text is based on an impression of Los Angeles and the state of California requires the reader to distinguish between the different kinds of cities in the USA, and the hallmarks of each city.
English language discourse: The reader of this particular text would also require a discourse in the English language, in order to recognize that this text is a westernized, English language text, and not a text based in other languages. .
Signifiers:.
The signifiers that allow me to make these judgments are firstly, the bands name and their history within the field of rock music. The accompanying disc of music also illustrates to me that readers would require a rock music discourse to make meaning from this text.
The picture of the ocean, along with that of the mansion and swimming pool overlooking the beach, and the title of this particular album are signifiers as to why readers would require an urban cities discourse to make meaning from this text. This is obviously a Californian based text; readers would have to be aware of California's reputation of a sunny paradise, the home of movie stars, as opposed to Seattle as a depressing wasteland, the home of grunge music in the early 1990's.
As I can see this text of this language is English, as illustrated by the front cover, the lyrics on the inside and finally, the music on the disc is sung in the language of English.
3. Intended audience of the text:.
The intended audience of this text I feel would be young, male westernised urban teenagers. As well, males ingrained in beach culture such as surfing and body boarding. The Red Hot Chili Peppers have a reputation in the music world of appealing to male fantasies, with many derogatory lyrics about sex, drugs and women. These factors would appeal to the young male fans, as it provides young men with a fantasy of life that many of these young men would find attractive. .
Another intended audience of this text would be current and former fans of the band.
Textual Analysis of Legal Language Document 2 The genre is of a last will and testament legal document. The audience is implied at other legal people and the family and trustees after the death of Jonathon Moores. The subject is of his last will and testament and who he bequeaths his possessions ...
It also made me become more critical of what I see on TV and made me vastly aware of the underlying meanings The stereotype discussion and textual analysis was probably my favorite topic of the entire class so far. ... Before doing textual analysis in this class I used to simply look at images and not think much about them. ... The research method I found most useful was both textual analysis and ethnography. ...
TEXTUAL ANALYSIS: SEVEN The film Seven was released in 1995 and was written by Andrew Kevin Walker and was directed by David Fincher. Seven is a dark, horrifying and intelligent thriller. As the movie opens, we meet veteran cop Lieutenant William Somerset played by Morgan Freeman, a meticulous ...
Hence, rhetorical strategies enhanced the level my of persuasion in rhetorical analysis through concentrating on a couple of problems to dodge. ... Throughout the semester, I've used rhetorical analysis by implementing two different methods, which include the standard/basic appeal towards rhetorical analysis; it requests writers to consider the total overall communicative goals within a text and how some parts of its parts are in relation. In other words, the analysis must be accountable of either textual components (positive and negative) so that anyone with knowledge in this form of ana...
It is an analysis of a certain perspective or topic and argues a particular point. Therefore, the following essay is especially intended for the less experienced, to inform them not only about some textual and formal aspects about a research paper, but also about the approach and the preparation to get the best possible result. ... Choosing a topic requires an intensive analysis of various subjects and thus it is a very time consuming process, which depends on the extent of the work. ... However, there are some textual aspects that have to be considered. ... Developing a research question, do...
Three texts centred on the topic of tertiary education will be analysed according to criteria of genre, register, textual features and discourses to determine the way the writer is position the reader in regard to these criteria. ... An obvious textual feature is the use of short, blunt and to the point sentences and simple language to enable access to the article by less educated readers and to hold their short attention spans in check. ... This set of textual features is of course intended to bring major emphasis to the discourses present. ... There are several textual features ...
A lexical (word) classification system that operates on text models allows the analyst to find micro-classifications, and in this way, perform a semantic content analysis of texts. Earlier computerized content-analytic techniques could suggest the thematic orientations expressed in particular textual corpora, but they could neither reliably identify the sign (positive or negative mention) nor determine the direction of value or goal orientations. ... Semantic content analysis differs from traditional content analysis because it operates on referentially-integrated text models. ... After synta...
Within the scope of Orientalism Said recognized the de-humanization of the Orient through textualization, the de-civilization through sexual misinterpretations, and misrepresentation of the Orient in everyday media, depicting their agentless cultures. ... From this, he is able to apply his analysis and acknowledge how the Orient is still viewed as inferior in comparison to the West. ... However, a few flaws in his analysis de-value his work. Throughout his analysis, Said fails to specifically refer to the Oriental countries other than those of the Near Orient. ... In this manner, Said ha...
