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68685661 ENG2612 632645SAADIYAH KHAN
68685661
APPLIED ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR
FOUNDATION & INTERMEDIATE
PHASE HL – ENG2612
ASSIGNMENT 02
632642
13TH JUNE 2022
1
, 68685661 ENG2612 632645
Question 1
Refer to the headlines below which were taken from different newspapers and
answer the questions that follow.
Headline A
Cancel culture: Have any two words become more weaponised?
Headline B
Conservatives claim to hate "cancel culture" - but it's the heart of the right-
wing agenda
Headline C
Cancel culture looks a lot like old-fashioned church discipline
Headline D: Cancel culture falters in the shadows of SA's pop culture brutes.
1.1 Explain the denotative and connotative meanings of the words used in
Headline A
Denotative meaning:
The denotative meaning of the words “cancel culture” indicates the withdrawal of
support for public figures or otherwise business or known establishments after they
have done something that is considered to be questionable of objective. The
denotative meaning of the word “weaponised” is to adapt or change objects for uses
as a weapon of war or battle.
Connotative meaning:
The connotative meaning of the words in headline A mean the topic in question is
being put together to fight against or attack people.
1.2 Discuss the use of punctuation in “cancel culture” in Headline B.
Headline B uses inverted commas for the words “cancel culture” is to indicate where
speech or a quotation starts and ends, which indicates or defines what is being
discussed.
1.3 Whose voices are represented in Headline B?
Generally voices in a text usually focuses on one voice, which is that of the writer,
however in headline B, we see the use of inverted commas which indicates a
quotation, showing that it is the voices people which are being discussed.
1.4 Discuss the stance (position) adopted by Headline C.
The stance adopted by Headline C indicates that the writer shows admiration to the
culture but also shows how brutal it can be as they are comparing it to church
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