Q1 Analyse how text A uses language to create meanings and representations.
The genre of text A is a webpage. This webpage is very interactive and has an interface which allows users to answer questions for polls and to view results of polls easily. The text would've been received via email or recommendation or perhaps searching for YouGov in an internet browser. The audience of this text would be someone who is interested in politics and wants to find out the response to a specific poll or and individual who wants to take part in a poll.The primary purpose of this text is to gather information in the form of running polls. The secondary purpose is to inform by uploading the results of previous polls. The expectations the audience would have of this text is that it would be an easy to use site, this is met via the simplistic design and interactive features.
At the top of the text the interrogative ''What would you like to do?'' instantly invites the reader to the website, giving them power by asking for their input. This technique is clever as it makes the reader feel in control of the way the website runs. The interactivity of the website adds to this by allowing the audience to control which aspects of the website they view. This text portrays a negative face (according to Brown and Levinson's face models) this means it enhances and meets our wish to have the freedom to do what we want and to have independence. Below the interrogative there are two imperatives ''take part'' ''see results'', this contradicts the interrogative at the top of the webpage as these are seemingly forceful added to by the graphology of this part of the text being in all caps.
Q2
The genre of the text is an online article, this particular article is by BBC News. This text would have been received by email, recommendation or found through a search on an internet search engine. The intended audience for this text would be someone who is interested in politics and is looking to find out which political party has taken over Bristol in the form of an elected mayor. The primary purpose of this text is to inform, this text would inform the audience about political agenda in Bristol. The secondary purpose would be to entertain, this is achieved through the use of images and links to other articles. The expectations of the reader would be that since this is a BBC article it would be factual and user friendly.
Q3
Text A and text B are both political texts, however Text B is more bias as it only covers one party and one event. The YouGov website explores several aspects of politics and various events, the BBC article covers the election of mayor in Bristol and focuses on the Labour party.
The graphology in the texts is the most noticeable initial aspect of the two. Text A has a modern layout in terms of colours and the way that when you scroll down the page a small red dot points out your location on the site.This text also has a red 'join' button at the top of the webpage, the colour chosen means that the button stands out from the rest of the page, enhancing the fact that YouGov want more members. Text B is less modern and has a more traditional BBC feel with the red banner and logo, and relatively generic layout for a news paper/ BBC webpage. The more informal language and modern layout of Text A would appeal to a younger audience, this combined with the words ''Take part'' encourages the younger audience to join in where they would usually feel out of place, especially when talking about politics.
The graphology in the texts is the most noticeable initial aspect of the two. Text A has a modern layout in terms of colours and the way that when you scroll down the page a small red dot points out your location on the site.This text also has a red 'join' button at the top of the webpage, the colour chosen means that the button stands out from the rest of the page, enhancing the fact that YouGov want more members. Text B is less modern and has a more traditional BBC feel with the red banner and logo, and relatively generic layout for a news paper/ BBC webpage. The more informal language and modern layout of Text A would appeal to a younger audience, this combined with the words ''Take part'' encourages the younger audience to join in where they would usually feel out of place, especially when talking about politics.
