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Discourse Analysis of “The Jury”

Group 3

Aug. 9, 2011

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Where? In the court

Who? The judge, the prisoner, the jury

Why? For the trial

What? They waited (for the verdict).

How? The judge & the prisoner interaction?

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Grammaticalcohesion

Lexicalcohesion

referencesynonyms, repetition, hyponyms

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There were crimson roses on the bench; they looked like splashes of blood.

The judge was an old man; so old he seemed to have outlived time and change and death. His parrot-face and parrot voice were dry, like his old heavily-veined hands. His scarlet robe clashed harshly with the crimson of the roses. He had sat for three days in the stuffy court, but he showed no sign of fatigue.

He did not look at the prisoner as he gathered his notes into a neat sheaf and turned to address the jury, but the prisoner looked at him. Her eyes, like dark smudges under the heavy square brows, seemed equally without fear and without hope. They waited.

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There were crimson roses on the bench; they looked like splashes of blood. The judge was an old man; so old he seemed to have

outlived time and change and death. His parrot-face and parrot voice were dry, like his old heavily-veined hands. His scarlet robe clashed harshly with the crimson of the roses. He had sat for three days in the stuffy court, but he showed no sign of fatigue.

He did not look at the prisoner as he gathered his notes into a neat sheaf and turned to address the jury, but the prisoner looked at him. Her eyes, like dark smudges under the heavy square brows, seemed equally without fear and without hope. They waited.

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There were crimson roses on the bench; they looked like splashes of blood.

The judge was an old man; so old he seemed to have outlived time and change and death. His parrot-face and parrot voice were dry, like his old heavily-veined hands. His scarlet robe clashed harshly with the crimson of the roses. He had sat for three days in the stuffy court, but he showed no sign of fatigue.

He did not look at the prisoner as he gathered his notes into a neat sheaf and turned to address the jury, but the prisoner looked at him. Her eyes, like dark smudges under the heavy square brows, seemed equally without fear and without hope. They waited.

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There were crimson roses on the bench; they looked like splashes of blood.

The judge was an old man; so old he seemed to have outlived time and change and death. His parrot-face and parrot voice were dry, like his old heavily-veined hands. His scarlet robe clashed harshly with the crimson of the roses. He had sat for three days in the stuffy court, but he showed no sign of fatigue.

He did not look at the prisoner as he gathered his notes into a neat sheaf and turned to address the jury, but the prisoner looked at him. Her eyes, like dark smudges under the heavy square brows, seemed equally without fear and without hope. They waited.

Anaphoric

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There were crimson roses on the bench;

they looked like splashes of blood. The judge was an old man; so old, he

seemed to have outlived time and change and death. His parrot-face and parrot voice were dry, like his old, heavily-veined hands. His scarlet robe clashed harshly with the crimson of the roses. He had sat for three days in the stuffy court, but he showed no sign of fatigue.

He did not look at the prisoner as he gathered his notes into a neat sheaf and turned to address the jury, but the prisoner looked at him. Her eyes, like dark smudges under the heavy square brows, seemed equally without fear and without hope. They waited.

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The Law

The Court

The judge the prisoner the jury

Co-hyponymsSuperordinate

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Generalization The judge … change and death.

Description 1 His parrot-face … heavily-veined hands.

Description 2 His scarlet robe … the roses.

Description 3 He had sat…showed no sign of fatigue.

Coherence: Micro-structure

Coherence: Clause relations

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He did not look at the prisoner …,

the prisoner looked at him.

but contrast

Coherence: Clause relations

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fear

hope

contrast

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Culture Why did the judge gather his

notes and turn to address the jury?

China Britain? ?

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CultureWhy did the judge gather his

notes and turn to address the jury?

China BritainNO YES

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Critique

Innocent? Guilty?Justice delayed is justice denied.

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Discourse-based Activity[1] Task:Rewrite the text from the

judge’s / the prisoner’s point of view.

Requirements:Practice cohesion: reference

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Discourse-based Activity[2]

Task:How do you understand “without

fear and without hope”?Requirements:Work in group of 5 to hold a

discussion.

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Thanks a Lot!