https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtwXlIwozog
• He starts off with the power, however his turn is shorter than Red’s and hence his moment of power is shorter
• The conversation begins on the parole officers terms as he sets the agenda and frames the conservation by calling him by his full name- ‘Ellis Boyd Reading’
• He speaks clear and rhythmically using formal lexis
• He used imperatives such as ‘please sit down’ which uses maxim of manner, displaying his confidence of his authority because formality is uncommon in a prison.
• However he doesn’t have maxim of quantity, but instead wants Red to use it in his speech to see if he can be released from prison.
Red
• Personal
authority: knows that the parole officer and him are not part of the same group
so does not use “we”, uses “I” instead• Rhetorical questions: “What do you really wanna know?”
• His authority is visible because his speech sticks to the four Maxims – the reason why he sounds eloquent.
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