My Coursework Idea

My Coursework Idea

I will be looking at how language is used in the first two minutes of a best mans speech comparing how American and British Speeches differ.

Methodology; I will look at the first two minutes of four best man speeches two from the UK and two from America. I will make transcripts from youtube videos, then compare and contrast the speeches, finding out how the nature of American and British best man speaches differ. I expect to find symilar structure a within the speeches yet a large difference in humor due to the different cultures.



My Media Piece; My Media Piece will be a magazine article in a wedding magazine on how to write the perfect best man speech.

Monday, 7 November 2011

British Man at a British Wedding – Speech 3

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A: Hello everyone (3)

((cheering and clapping))

A: you can hear me at the back can’t you (3)

((cheering))

B: (xxxx)

A: ha HA (2)

((laughter))

A: firstly I’d like to thank john for his kind words on behalf of the bridesmaids (1) um I’m sure they’ll thank you personally later (2)

((laughter))

A: I’m sure you’ll all agree they look absolutely gorgeous (5)

((laughter and clapping))

A: Ladies and gentlemen (1) every now and then we get such a rare opportunity to speak of a man who is witty (.) charming (.) inelegant and good looking (.) but I really shouldn’t talk about myself  this is (xxxx) [OVERLAP]

((laughter)) [OVERLAP]

(3)

A: I’m sure you’ll all agree it’s been a fantastic day so far (1) but unfortunately every silver lining has a cloud and that comes in the form of me (3)

((laughter))

A: for those of you who don’t know me my name is Raj (.) I’ve known john for well over twenty years sin-since we met one fateful day at primary school (.) I approached him in the corridor held out my hand and said hi (.) he took my hand in turn and said (.) hello chocolate man (17)

((lots of laughter))

A: I would firstly like to take this opportunity to thank john for asking me to be his best man today (.) it really is an honour (.) to be asked and a pleasure to fulfil this role and to be honest for him finally admitting after all these years that I actually am (.) the best man (3)

((laughter))

A: I don’t have to tell you today that I am actually rather nervous (.) uh which is very uncharacteristic of me (.) um just to put into perspective of how nervous I am this is actually the fifth time I’ve risen from a warm seat with a piece of paper in my hand (3)

((laughter))

A: that’s a bit graphic

((laughter))

A: should have reserved that for later maybe (.) there’s imagery going on now


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