Sumários
"Crash blossoms". Syntactic ambiguity in headlines. Shared cultural knowledge in headlines.
17 Outubro 2016, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
The week in review: A student's oral presentation. Reading and discussion of the article "Crash blossoms" by Ben Zimmer (The New York Times Magazine). Identifying and explaining the cause of ambiguity in headlines. Shared cultural/general knowledge between the headline writer and the reader: identifying the original phrase/sentences on which headlines are based (to be continued on Wednesday). HOMEWORK: Read the article "Why address your letter to a Sir? We have a female editor now" (sent by email).
Class Division and UK Newspapers
12 Outubro 2016, 14:00 • David Alan Prescott
Analysis of a text from The Daily Telegraph on "prole drift": how traditionally upper class clothing and habits "drift down" to the lower classes and become banal.
Headlines continued.
12 Outubro 2016, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
The week in review: A student's oral presentation. Headlines continued: Analysis of headlines from British and American sports pages. REMINDER: Discussion of the text "Crash blossoms" was postponed to Monday 17th October.
Headlines. "Heads you win".
10 Outubro 2016, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha