5.2 Leno And Obama Flashcards
(14 cards)
Genre / mode?
Transcript of a live televised interview; multi-modal
Audience?
American + international public; international + American politicians
Purpose?
Entertain, inform, give an impression of Obama to his audience
Vocab for Obama’s voice?
Political, familiar, knowledgeable, sets agenda, careful
Vocab for Leno’s voice?
Relates himself to audience, professional, jovial, friendly
Obama was…
US president from 2012-2016
Tensions between…
The US and other countries were high
Generic conventions of interviews?
Multiple speakers; live audience; agenda setting; varying turn lengths; transactional + interrogative questions; transcribed descriptions of audience response
Obama: ‘for all the progress we’ve made- getting Bin Laden, putting Al Qaeda…’ analysis?
Emphasis on progress, censorship + propaganda; parantheses; tangible examples and reminders of success and US power; colloquial and vague
Obama: ‘… between Afghanistan and Pakistan back on its heels- that this radical, violent extremism is still out there.’ Analysis?
Geographical lexis; cultural + political references; metaphor for surrender; focus on terrorism, 9/11
Obama: ‘we can take some specific precautions within a certain time-frame,’ analysis?
Plural pronouns throughout, community; semantic field of danger; contrast between formal + informal; purposely vague, care for audience + confidentiality
Leno: ‘yes, you can’t even-‘ analysis
Discourse marker; repeats Obama’s point; interrupted by Obama, reassertion of power
Leno: ‘Welcome back, sir […] Well, we’re thrilled to have you.’ Analysis
Discourse markers; vocatives, social hierarchy; plural, speaks for public, flattering; phatic talk, chit chat; references to power
Obama: ‘And it was a sad state of affairs. (Laughter)’ analysis?
Fronted conjunction, transcribes; sibilance, familiar colloquation; self-depreciates, down to earth; audience reactions, humorous, GC
