The lexis which are used in this sketch makes a very serious subject become comical. When talking about the war you would expect someone of their status in the war to use standard lexis to make the conversation formal, but they actually use non-standard lexis, giving the conversation a more relaxed tone.Phrases such as 'swear down' and 'or whatever' are used, which we usually associate with teenage slang or unimportant conversations. Also, terms such as 'nicking' are used which are not seen as standard English, even though standard English is what everybody would have spoken in Britain during this time period.
The writer of this sketch has made a subject matter which would usually be targeted at the older generation or people who are interested in war, become appealing to young people, particularly teenage girls by using slang that they are familiar with. Using phrases such as 'oh my days' and 'well vex' appeals to a much wider audience range, increasing the amount of people who will watch this sketch, rather than using subject specific lexis which will only appeal to people who have a good insight into the subject matter of War. The writer has also cleverly made this subject matter light-hearted rather than a serious matter, which is the complete opposite of how people would have felt during the time when it was actually taking place.
Fab job Georgia, your analysis is accurate and there is a degree of confidence in your writing (which I'd like to see you using a bit more in class too!) which shows you are engaging with the subject and are able to apply terminology and frameworks effectively. You use the point-evidence-explanation structure to good effect and as a result all of your points are well-reasoned, well-formed and well-explained. For future tasks try to apply the frameworks a little more, for this task for example pragmatics and phonology would have fit into your analysis really well, taking up a level. Well done!
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