COMMUNICATION STUDIES REFLECTIVE and ANALYTICAL words haunt me

\u2018WORDS HAUNT ME\u2019

It was mid-afternoon and Romain was about to meet the parents of his girlfriend. He was very nervous as he kept hearing the words of his father over and over in his head. \u201c U

gud...no one wil ever love u.\u201d But he felt there was some hope as he\u2019s loved by his girlfriend

Rae-Ann. However, he fears that this may not be the case with her parents. They would never approve of a boy living in a small three roomed house with his mother, who had to take him and flee for their lives from his abusive father\u2026..

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be alright hun. Don\u2019t worry, my parents will love you!\u201d says kissing her boyfriend of six months on his cheek. \u201cAh nervous babe. Yuh fada is ah big man in de business an mi is nun in he books !\u201d utters Romain with a hint of fear as he wipes his face for the third time.

Taking him by his hand and patting it gently she proceeds to say \u201c Relax\u201d and they bo their way towards the front door. As Rae-Ann opens the door she calls out to her parents \u201c Dad, we\u2019re here!\u201d The parents emerged from the kitchen area and proceeded to the living room

where they embraced their daughter. Returning to her boyfriend\u2019s side holding his arm, Raeintroduces her boyfriend. \u201cMom, Dad, I\u2019d like you to meet Romain\u201d

Firstly wiping the palms of his hand on his trousers, Romain reaches out and greets both parents. \u201cGood evening Mr. and Mrs. Carmino, a pleasure to meet you!\u201d

\u201cGood evening Romain, please have a seat\u201d replies Mr.Carmino after firmly shakin Romain\u2019s hand.

\u201cDinner will be ready in ten minutes, hope you\u2019re not too hungry\u201d says Mrs.Carm smiling while taking her seat besides her husband. Without hesitation Mr.Carmino says \u201cSo, what are your intentions with my daughter young man?\u201d

Before Romain could answer Rae-Ann pleas in a soft voice with her father \u201cDaddy please holding on to her father\u2019s arm.

\u201cIt\u2019s alright Rae,\u201d says Romain making and holding eye contact with her father. \u201cM my intentions are pure. All I have is respect for your daughter and I will never disrespect her in

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any way!\u201d With a smile on her face, Rae-Ann watches her boyfriend as if he has just passed the

test. \u201cVery good\u201d replies Mr.Carmino. \u201cHowever, I\u2019ll still have my eyes on you! Excusing herself, Mrs.Carmino leaves to check on the dinner. There was a period of silence however; Mr.Carmino breaks it by directing another personal question to Romain\u2026. \u201cSo tell me something about your family background\u201d

\u201cWell sir, I live with my mother\u201d Romain says stuttering. His voice trails off and enters Mrs.Carmino \u201c Dinner is served.\u201d Romain is relieved does not wish to disclose any family history for particular reasons. When they were all seated at the table Mrs.Carmino asks Romain to bless the food. His eyes

Despite his dismay, dessert turned out to be the best part of the evening. Dessert was apple pie

\u201cAlyuh ent wa nun wit we! We d bess, d bess ha ha!\u201d A sudden deafening silence filled the air, as Mr. and Mrs. Carmino sat staring in open

\u201cYoung man, what did you say? What type of language is that?\u201d Shaking his h

Mr.Carmino nearly shouting, \u201cThat type of language is unacceptable in this household!\u201d says

Mr. Carmino with his eyebrows frowning together. Turning to his daughter he proceeds \u201cThi

this\u2026this is the kind of man you\u2019ve brought into my home! One who can\u2019t even English!\u201d



\u201cYou speak the language of the underdogs \u201d replies Mr.Carmino. With an element o disgust he continues, \u201cI\u2019m sure your mother is nothing but a measly servant!\u201d Not wanting to hear anything else, Romain rushes out the door, eyes filled with water. He

In spite of that he suddenly jerks as he felt a tap on his shoulder. It was Rae-Ann. \u201cWah do want?\u201d Romain says rising from his seat.

\u201cI came to make sure you\u2019re alright babe. I was worried \u201d proclaims Rae-Ann a whispering now. Reaching for his hand Romain pulls away and shouts\u2026 \u201cGet away from me. Go back an b wit ur snotty, uptight lil family. I wish ur fada rots in hell!\u201d

Rae-Ann in turn slaps him in his face and screams \u201cMy father was right; you\u2019re just a stupid b who\u2019s worth nothing in this world!\u201d

Romain launches blindly at Rae-Ann and proceeds to hit out at her. All the while with tears flowing as he shrieks \u201cI am goin be wort sumting dad, ur wrong ur wrong! Am goin to be wort sumting!\u201d

Rae-Ann somehow heard herself shout back \u201cI\u2019m NOT your father!\u201d As if in a trance, Romain stops and watches his girlfriend crying and moaning from the pain that



Remember in the analytical you need to analyse: the dialectal variations, registers, communicative behaviours and attitudes to language ANALYTICAL

In my short story entitled, ‘Words Haunt Me,’ the language registers and variations in the

Throughout the story, an intimate regis ter was used between Romain and Rae-Ann. This

you!”

Mr. and Mrs. Carmino spoke Standard English using the acrolect variation as seen in this

with the‘d’ as seen in the example ‘Dere is nuting wrong wit de way I speak!’

The attitudes formulated to language vary given a person’s perception. In the extract, Mr.

An example of a communicative behaviour which was exhibited throughout the passage



expressions as seen when Mr. Carmino’s ‘eyebrows frowned together which illustrates his anger and also through vocalics when Romain raised his voice to show his frustration. In attempting to analyse my second reflective I have looked at the relationship between a

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