I've decided to use these particular paragraphs as I feel these are the ones that need attending to most, I am not sure whether to include them or not.
There is a distinct language barrier for both managers, Jose
Mourinho first language is Portuguese, he sometimes finds it quite hard to get
his point across, David Moyes is from Scotland, he grew up there. For this
reason he has a very strong Scottish accent, I find it more difficult to
understand Moyes than I do Mourinho. Throughout the three videos I noticed a
recognizable feature about the way Jose Mourinho finishes and starts his
sentences. Mourinho will always start
his sentences the same way he finishes them. For example, if he finishes on the
word ‘Chelsea’ he will begin his next
sentence with the word ‘Chelsea’. What could this mean, need help with reasoning.
During press conferences most managers sit down, answer any
question the media propose then leave after roughly 30-45 minutes. Managers sit
down because it puts a barrier between themselves and the media, I observed
Moyes do this on numerous occasions, he likes to sit down comfortably in his
chair and answer the questions, Mourinho on the other hand stands up in his
press conferences, he stands up to give himself personal power. A press conference
is a face threatening act but Mourinho sees it as a place he can portray power
over everyone in the room. I determined
that Mourinho stands up in attempt to be higher than everyone in the room, this
way everyone in the room is looking up at him, this is an easy way to gain
power in a press conference.
Sorry the paragraphs are unfinished I am still making changes to my work
There are some good observations here. I think that the comments on accent and second languge should be used where they can support something else e.g. Mourinho's English may be more straightforward (lexical choices, grammatical structure, less idiomatic) than Moyes, who may not realise that his accent is a barrier (can you find quotes to support this?) and therefore not be so careful to communicate clearly. The use of the cohesive device at the ends and starts of sentences is definitely worth exploration as a strong idiolectal technique that may help build his personal power but that would need its own paragraph with close analysis of how it emphasises key ideas, exploring tentatively why and what impact it may have.
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