Language, Perspective and Ideology

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

This week has been a very tiring week because all semester four decomers had to do the assignment that need to do the sale. Each group need to come up with the idea of the product and the sale started from 4.30 pm to 10 pm. Everyone felt very tired but we still carry on focusing towards the presentation made by two groups.

We learn about the language, perspective and ideology. This chapter stress on the perspective which students do not really understand. It is about the word choice in the writing which will indicate the stance by writer in his or her writing.

In this chapter, it considers the linguistic reflexes of differences of perspective across speakers of the same language. Based on the newspaper report on events in Soweto, it contains lot of bias. The usage of word “black” considers the writer’s perspective. For instance,” The black township of Soweto, which has been simmering.........” and also “The black hospital of Baragwanath nearby was reported.......”

The Guardian and The Times have made a different style of story because it is up to the writer’s perspective. In The Guardian, the writer uses equivocation as in the headline “Police shoot 11 dead in Salisbury riot”. The writer uses riot means that it is negative perspective. While in The Times, the writer state the positive perspective as in the headline, “Rioting blacks shot dead by police as ANC leaders meet” It is show the demonstrative as ANC leaders meet.

In conclusion, the usage of words or semantic will determine the writer’s perspective in the writing. So, it will influence the story of the particular writer about the particular story towards the readers.