Write a goodbye message to Barack Obama

Transcription

1 Appendix: 1 Original Text for Analysis Write a goodbye message to Barack Obama On the campaign trail, he promised hope and change; in the White House, he discovered the limits of that message. Through the trials and disappointments, though, Barack Obama succeeded on issues that eluded presidents past his eponymous healthcare victory is perhaps the most high-profile example. His successor, Donald Trump, is the fire to Obama s ice-cold calm, tweeting 140 characters in the time it takes the current Oval Office occupant to compose a reply in his measured delivery. As novelist Tobias Wolff wrote: Me, I m already nostalgic for Obama. We want to hear from you as Obama s time in office comes to a close. What was the speech that sold you on voting for him? What are the moments you wish he had handled differently? The victories that made you proud to call him your president? We d like you to write your reply as a letter to Obama, either using the form below or via GuardianWitness. A selection of your responses will be included in upcoming coverage around the end of Obama s presidency. You can upload your replies or images through GuardianWitness by clicking the Contribute with GuardianWitness button above. You can also use the GuardianWitness smartphone app or the Guardian app and search for GuardianWitness assignments. GuardianWitness is the home of readers content on the Guardian. Contribute your video, pictures and stories, and browse news, reviews and creations submitted by others. Posts will be reviewed prior to publication on GuardianWitness, and the best pieces will be featured on the Guardian site.

2 Appendix: 2 Concordance Check A B

3 C

4 Appendix: 3 MI Score: For Collocation Analysis

5 Appendix: 4 Frequency of Preposition: Co-occurrence Count

6 Appendix: 5 How Feel behaves with Nostalgic

7 Appendix: 6 Collins Online Dictionary

8 Appendix: 7 Original Layout from The Guardian

9 Appendix: 8 Ideational Analysis Participant Roles: Agent: Actor, Initiator, Senser, Sayer, Identifier and Carrier Affected: Scope, Adjunct, Phenomenon, Goal, Identified and Verbiage Process: Material, Mental, Verbal, Behavioural and Relational Circumstance Sentence 1: On the campaign trail [Circumstance], he [Participant: Sayer] promised [Process: Verbal] hope and change [Verbiage]; in the White House [Circumstance], he [Particitpant: Actor] discovered [Process: Material] the limits of that message [Goal]. Sentence 2: Through the trials and disappointments [Circumstance], though, Barack Obama [Participant: Actor] succeeded [Process: Material] on issues that eluded presidents past [Goal] his eponymous healthcare victory [participant: Nonhuman: Carrier] is [Process: Relational] perhaps the most high-profile example [Attribute]. Sentence 3: His successor, Donald Trump [Participant: Actor], is the fire to Obama s icecold calm, tweeting [Process: Material] 140 characters [Goal] in the time it takes the current Oval Office occupant [Circumstance] to compose [Process: Material] a reply in his measured delivery [Goal]. Sentence 4: As novelist Tobias Wolff [Participant: Sayer] wrote [Process: Verbal]: [Quote] Me, I [Participant: Carrier] m [Process: Relational] already [Circumstantial] nostalgic for Obama [Attribute]. Sentence 5: We [Participant: Sensor] want to hear [Process: Mental] from you [Phenomenon] as Obama s time in office [Participant: Inanimate: Actor] comes [Process: Material] to a close [Goal]. Sentence 6: What [Identified] was [Process: Relational] the speech [Participant: Identifier] that sold [Process: Material] you on voting for him [Goal]?

10 Sentence 7: What [Identified] are [Process: Relational] the moments [Identifier] you [Participant: Sensor] wish [Process: Mental] [Phenomenon] he [Participant: Actor] had handled [ Process: Material] differently [Circumstance]? Sentence 8: The victories that [Participant: Initiator] made [ Process: Material] you [Participant: Actor] proud to call him your president [Goal]? Sentence 9: We [Participant: Initiator: Sensor] d like [Process: Mental] you [Participant: Actor] to write [Process: Material] your reply as a letter to Obama [Goal], either using the form below or via GuardianWitness [Circumstance]. Sentence 10: A selection of your responses [Participant: Goal] will be included [Process: Material] in upcoming coverage around the end of Obama s presidency [Circumstance].

11 Appendix: 9 Interpersonal Analysis Appraisal Theory: Attitude, Engagement and Graduation 1. Attitude: Affect Judgement and Appreciation A. Affect: 1. The victories that made you proud [Happiness: Cheer] to call him your president? B. Judgement 2. His successor, Donald Trump, is the fire [Social Esteem: Normality: Negative: Criticize] to Obama s ice-cold calm [Social Esteem: Normality: Positive: Admire] C. Appreciation 3. his eponymous healthcare victory [Invoked Appreciation: Reaction] is perhaps the most high-profile [Reaction: Quality ] example. 4. As novelist Tobias Wolff wrote: Me, I m already nostalgic [Reaction: Impact] for Obama 5. in the time it takes the current Oval Office occupant to compose a reply in his measured delivery [Composition: Complexity] 6. What are the moments you wish he had handled differently? [ Composition: Balance] 7. A selection of your responses will be included in upcoming [Reaction: Quality] coverage around the end of Obama s presidency. 8. and the best [Reaction: Quality] pieces will be featured on the Guardian site Engagement Monogloss: Bare Assertion On the campaign trail, he promised hope and change; in the White House, he discovered the limits of that message. A selection of your responses will be included in upcoming coverage around the end of Obama s presidency Posts will be reviewed prior to publication on Guardian Witness, and the best pieces will be featured on the Guardian site.

12 Heterogloss a. Through the trials and disappointments, though, Barack Obama succeeded on issues that eluded presidents past his eponymous healthcare victory is perhaps the most high-profile example. [Contract-Disclaim-Counter] b. his eponymous healthcare victory is perhaps the most high-profile example. [Expand-Entertain] c. What was the speech that sold you on voting for him? [Expand-Entertain] d. What are the moments you wish he had handled differently? Expand-Entertain] e. The victories that made you proud to call him your president? [Expand- Entertain] f. As novelist Tobias Wolff wrote: Me, I m already nostalgic for Obama. [Contract-Proclaim-Endorse] Graduation his eponymous healthcare victory is perhaps the most high-profile example. His successor, Donald Trump, is the fire to Obama s ice-cold calm, and the best pieces will be featured on the Guardian site.

13 Appendix: 10 Textual Analysis Sen# Cl# Theme Clause Topical/Existential Inter Textual Marked Unmarked personal 1 1a 1b On the campaign trail, in the White House, <c 1a>On the campaign trail, he promised hope and change; <c 1b>in the White House, he discovered the limits of that message. 2 2a 2b Through the trials and disappointments though that <c 2a>Through the trials and disappointments, though, Barack Obama succeeded on issues <c 2b>that eluded presidents past < c 2c>his eponymous healthcare victory is 2c his eponymous healthcare victory perhaps the most high-profile example. 3 3a His successor, <c 3a>His successor, Donald Trump, is the fire to Obama s ice-cold calm, 3b in the time tweeting 140 characters <c 3b> in the time it takes the current Oval Office occupant to compose a reply in his measured delivery. 4 4a novelist Tobias Wolff 4b Me As <c 4a>As novelist Tobias Wolff wrote: <c 4b> Me, I m already nostalgic for Obama. 5 5a We as <c 5a>We want to hear from you <c 5b>as Obama s time in office comes to a close. 5b Obama s time in office 6 6a What <c 6a>What was the speech <c 6b> that sold you on voting for him? 6b that 7 7a What <c 7a>What are the moments <7b> you wish <7c> he had handled differently? 7b 7c You he 8 8 The victories that <c 8>The victories that made you proud to call him your president?

14 9 9 we <c 9>We d like you to write your reply as a letter to Obama, either using the form below or via GuardianWitness a 10b Posts the best pieces and <c 10> Posts will be reviewed prior to publication on GuardianWitness, <c 11>and the best pieces will be featured on the Guardian site.

15 Appendix :11 Thematic progression Across Sentences and Clauses On the campaign trail, he promised hope and change; in the White House, he discovered the limits of that message. Through the trials and disappointments, though, Barack Obama succeeded on issues that eluded presidents past his eponymous healthcare victory is perhaps the most high-profile example. (Linear pattern) His successor, Donald Trump, is the fire to Obama s ice-cold calm, tweeting 140 characters in the time it takes the current Oval Office occupant to compose a reply in his measured delivery. As novelist Tobias Wolff wrote: Me, I m already nostalgic for Obama. We want to hear from you as Obama s time in office comes to a close. What was the speech that sold you on voting for him? What are the moments you wish he had handled differently? The victories that made you proud to call him your president? We d like you to write your reply as a letter to Obama, either using the form below or via GuardianWitness. A selection of your responses will be included in upcoming coverage around the end of Obama s presidency. (Constant Pattern) You can upload your replies or images through GuardianWitness by clicking the Contribute with GuardianWitness button above. You can also use the GuardianWitness smartphone app or the Guardian app and search for GuardianWitness assignments. (Constant pattern) GuardianWitness is the home of readers content on the Guardian. Contribute your video, pictures and stories, and browse news, reviews and creations submitted by others. Posts will be reviewed prior to publication on GuardianWitness, and the best pieces will be featured on the Guardian site.

16 Appendix: 12 Logical Meaning On the campaign trail, he promised hope and change; in the White House, he discovered the limits of that message. <Through the trials and disappointments, though> 1, <Barack Obama succeeded on issues that eluded presidents past> x2 hypotactic enhancement his eponymous healthcare victory is perhaps the most high-profile example. <His successor, Donald Trump, is the fire to Obama s ice-cold calm,> 1 < tweeting 140 characters in the time it takes the current Oval Office occupant to compose a reply in his measured delivery> +2 paratactic extension <As novelist Tobias Wolff wrote:> 1 < Me, I m already nostalgic for Obama. > 2 <We want to hear from you> a <as Obama s time in office comes to a close.> xb What was the speech that sold you on voting for him? What are the moments you wish he had handled differently? The victories that made you proud to call him your president? We d like you to write your reply as a letter to Obama, either using the form below or via GuardianWitness. A selection of your responses will be included in upcoming coverage around the end of Obama s presidency. You can upload your replies or images through Guardian Witness by clicking the Contribute with GuardianWitness button above. <You can also use the Guardian Witness smartphone app or the Guardian app> 1 <and search for GuardianWitness assignments > +2 paratactic extension. GuardianWitness is the home of readers content on the Guardian. <Contribute your video, pictures and stories,> 1 <and browse news, reviews and creations submitted by others> +2 paratactic extension. <Adding some new information Posts will be reviewed prior to publication on GuardianWitness,> 1 <and the best pieces will be featured on the Guardian site> +2 paratactic extension.