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Innholdsfortegnelse
Task 1A
Task 1B
Task 2A
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Utdrag
Task 1A
Language is a basic piece of our lives.

We communicate in a language so we can speak with others, and an author or a speaker generally utilizes diverse language techniques to pass on a message.

Journalists and public speakers use methods like expressions, sentence structure, tone, and word choice to support their speech by giving meaning to their statement.

At the media briefing on COVID-19 on March 16 WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks about the situation the world is currently in and utilizes a few different language features and literary devices.

One example of a literary device used in his statement is his usage of the word “backbone”. In the sentence “But we have not seen an urgent enough escalation in testing, isolation and contact tracing – which is the backbone of the response” the word backbone can appear to be used as a metaphor to create a deeper effect for his meaning.

Another example of a metaphor or simile used in his statement is, “you cannot fight a fire blindfolded” where he tries to explain that the fight against COVID-19 needs to be fought with knowledge and that testing and isolating is the most important factor to this fight.

The word “test” is used frequently throughout the text and the speaker is using repetition to emphasize the importance of testing, as well as this adds clarity to what Dr Tedros is saying.

The word “test” is also repeatedly mentioned throughout the beginning of multiple sentences which is direct usage of anaphora to again emphasize the phrase and evoke strong feelings in the audience (Muniz, 2020).

Ghebreyesus also uses tricolon during his speech to emphasize his statements and ideas. An example of tricolon in his speech is “The days, weeks and months ahead”.

Epistrophe is also used at the end of his statement where the word “together” is continually used at the end of successive sentences.

Dr Tedros wishes to emphasize the situation and make his statements stick with the people listening. Using the word together Dr Tedros uses emotional vocabulary to involve the audience in a positive way.

The word together is also a word that refers to many people and can be powerful if used correctly.

Dr Tedros uses personal appeal in his speech where he uses the pronouns I, you, we and us to get closer to the audience as well as to create a sense of connection to the people listening. (WHO, 2020)