Technology language:

I have looked at the following piece of text, to study how the language used helps to describe the regarding technology.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24986263

'The system' sounds distanced, maybe to show how technology has developed from where its origins started. It also shows the power that technology consumes over its users - we know the non-standard words and phrases used (its lexical field) without hesitation for a definition.

When talking about its subject of 'Twitter' it uses lexis like 'Tweets' - this termonogly is only suited to people who know and understand about that particular service, meaning many are excluded from the text.

Terms like 'developed' are mentioned this reflects and emphasises the progress of the growing world of technology, so connotations are perceived by the readers (like about similar technologies).

Transcript

A: In the top left corner (3) draw (0.5) a rectangle (3) it has to be portrait (.) land (.) landscape (.) no (.) a portrait rectangle

B: Yeah

A: With a circle on top (.) so like an I (1) a lower case I

B: Okay (0.5)

A: But make sure it’s in blocks

B: Has it got a gap in between the circle and the rectangle?

A: Yep (1) and that’s it (.) yay (laughs)

 

A sense of confusion is portrayed through the half-finished words ‘land’ and repetition of ‘portrait’ – showing how the conversation was present and continuous, discarding the pauses and fillers that create the realistic vibe. However the fluidity of speech highlights the clarity of the subject.