Tyson Fury Vs. Jane Austen by Ella Sezen

Introduction

ellansezen — 2017-05-11 10:32:52 UTC

In this essay I will be analysing and comparing how Tyson Fury (28) and Jane Austen (died: 1817 aged 41) use language to convey personal and social identify. The mode of Tyson Fury is spoken language, where as Jane Austen's is both spoken and written. The audience for Tyson Fury is another boxer and Jane Austen's is her readers. The function of Tyson Fury is to entertain which is similar Austen as the purpose of a book is to entertain. The field varies for both depending on the subject. Both celebrities have very different personal identities. Austen was from a upper middle class background, she went to boarding school as did her 6 siblings. It is assumed that Austen speaks in a similar way to how she writes. Where as Tyson Fury is from a working class family with a heritage of Irish gypsy background. He uses slang and coinage in is language and he's known for his controversial behaviour.

Phonology

ellansezen — 2017-05-11 10:58:27 UTC

Tyson Fury has a Manchester dialect which is known as Mancunian. The way Tyson speaks means he ends his utterances with and with consonants such as /k/,/p/ and /t/ which are unvoiced and harsh vowel sounds and are linked to omission. The fact that /k/ and /p/ are alveolar sounds which produce harsh sounds and are aggressive. This relates to his career with boxing and personality. As omission is presented it may suggest that Tyson lacks education in his background. The use of harsh and aggressive sounds fit with the male stereotype of being aggressive and dominant. Fury also actively seeks status

Lexis-Tyson Fury

ellansezen — 2017-05-11 10:58:43 UTC

"Lets have a look at your belly, come on, take your shirt off. A real fat pudding"
The use of imperatives and verbs, "take your shirt off". This shows negative face of Tyson, being a controversial boxer.

Fury uses his wording to enforce his power as above his opponent. On his twitter he says how he could beat Anthony Joshua with "one hand tied behind his back". He is a very confrontational person .

Discourse (Jane Austen)

2017-05-11 11:40:27 UTC

“It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?”- Jane Austen.
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/janeausten392904.htm
This discourse is a face-threatening act. It is clear that the other conversationalist has complimented Austen, which is an example of a positive face-saving act. Austen has replied with a face-threatening act, as she has not responded to the compliment with a positive feeling but a negative one. The phrase “May I ask” is intended as a politeness strategy, to make the speaker not seem so forceful. However, in this context it is just for convention, as there was no pause to wait for a response but the question was asked anyway- this relates to power theory, as the conversation thus had a power asymmetry as Austen had more power. In the context of the time, Austen, as a woman, might’ve used this raise in power to show that she is more intelligent than many saw women being in those times. This could’ve been especially true if the other conversationalist was a male, as in those times women were seen as less intelligent and it was thought women just wanted to be complimented and married- Austen could be showing she did not fit into that time’s stereotype of a woman and that she could match the power of the other in the conversation if not gain more.

Social Identity

ellansezen — 2017-05-11 11:42:13 UTC

In terms of Tyson's social identity, his sociolect consists of boxing jargon and dysphemism throughout his career. ''I'm the best boxer - no one is better than me.'' He doesn't really change his register in terms of the audience or context. As a British heavyweight contender he has never been the type to do things by the book. Its not like his behaviour is outrageous when compared to some of his boxing.

''Its more that Tyson is just weird''
DAILY MIRROR

Due to Tyson being very entertaining and controversial. People still watch his fights and interviews because of how he beats the stereotype of boxers. His negative face and divergence doesn't effect how famous he is. In fact it exposes him to the public more.

Similarity

2017-05-11 11:47:17 UTC

Both Tyson Fury and Jane Austen have influential power as they are both famous; Austen had power through her novels at her time and beyond and once she gained fame her spoken quotes also gave her influential power as people listened to her ideas. Tyson Fury is the same; people listen to his ideas. Both could sometimes be quite controversial for their times, so they both have people who support them and both have people who go against their ideas.