17. Communicative analysis of a fragment

MR. BROCKLEHURST

I asked you a question, Jane Eyre.

Are you a good child?

Jane glances up helplessly from the grim face of Mr.

Brocklehurst to the grim face of Mrs. Reed.

MRS. REED

The less said on that subject, the

better.

MR. BROCKLEHURST

(sadly shakes his head)

Indeed!

MRS REED

Only this morning she struck her

little cousin most brutally and

without provocation.

We CUT TO "her little cousin" a great lubber who now smirks

in injured innocence.

JANE

(violently)

That isn't true!

MRS. REED

Jane!

JANE

He hit me first.

MRS. REED

Silence! John, dear, did you strike

her first?

JOHN

(lying)

No indeed, Mama.

JANE

You did, you know you did. You

knocked me down and cut my head and

made it bleed!

John advances threateningly.

JOHN

I did not!

JANE

You did! You did! You did!

Another physical conflict is imminent, and Mrs. Reed hastily

interferes.

MRS. REED

Silence!

(to Jane)

I won't listen to your odious lies.

Context and situation of communication.

1. Time and place of communication. The place of communication takes place in Mrs. Reed’s house. Time - day; 17^th cent. Time and place do not influence the conducting of communication.

2. Communicative channels. Here is used the one communicative channel – oral, realized in a direct form of communication, that is “face – to face” communication.

3. Communicative noise. Physical noise is absent; noboby and nothing interrupt the conducting of communication between communicative participant. Psychological noise: both interlocutors are angry. Haughtiness from the benefactress’s son is also observed.

4. Feedback. Both CP follow the communicative behaviour of each other, so feedback is kept constantly.

18. Communicative passport of communicative participant.

1. Speech aim of CP:

Jane Eyre:

subjective: to answer given questions; to protect herself.

communicative: to change benefactress’s son attitude forward her.

Benefactress’s son:

subjective: to know what Jane Eyre was doing behind the curtain.

Communicative: to force the girl to make her attitude as to the Master.

2. Communicative initiative.

It is a compete type of a discourse. In a fragment a fight of CP for the communicative initiative does not stop. At first benefactress’s son dominates, but some time later – Jane.

3. Communicative strategies.

Noticeable confrontation. Jane Eyre strategy is waiting and holding in check. Benefactress’s son are manipulated, directed on the obedience of the interlocutor.

4. Strategies estimates by CP.

Both of the interlocutors negatively feel communicative behaviour of the partner.

5. Tactics of a communicative behaviour.

Jane Eyre – protection, usage of insult words;

Benefactress’s son – psychological pressure, usage of insult words, humiliation of a partner.

6. Social and communicative roles of CP.

Jane Eyre and benefactress’s son are on the same level of communicative hierarchy: cousins. Communicative roles are different:

Jane Eyre is the protector of herself;

Benefactress’s son is the mean interlocutor.

7. Communicative positions of the interlocutors.

Benefactress’s son talks to Jane Eyre from the position of a Master.

Jane Eyre is a Parent, Protector.

8. Influence means on the interlocutors.

Jane Eyre – an ability to protect her own communicative position, human’s dignity; frankness during the communication.

Benefactress’s son the wish to get higher social rank, to insult the girl.

As both CP are cousins the age, gender and other features are not taken into the account.

9. Speech type.

Open, informal, initiative, conflict.

10. Communicative codex elements.

Benefactress’s son violates the rules of cooperative speech. At the beginning of communication he breaks a speech etiquette, humiliating her dignity (You are dependent; Call me Master Reed).

Jane Eyre violates the rules of cooperative speech, protecting herself.

11. General laws of communication.

1). The law of mirror reflection. Jane Eyre imitates the attitude of her cousin. The more he humiliates her dignity, with the same answer responds the girl.

2). The law of rhythm of communication. At first benefactress’s son gives the rhythm of communication, then Jane Eyre holds it.

3). The law of communicative intention of emotions. Benefactress’s son emotional exclamation intense the Jane Eyre’s emotional state.