Jackson, Parris

Professor Armstrong

ENG 350

September 13, 2022

Assignment 1 Outline: Discourse Communities

INTRO

There are many different people all over the world and how we communicate with people is very important aspect in life. Discovering discourse communities people change their choices of language depending on who are what environment they are in. Working in the warehouse industry I am constantly talking to all kinds of different people. Some people I hang out with during my breaks and others I just talk to them here and there about work or other interest that comes up. For this assignment I want to explore the different language techniques when communicating with people.

BODY #1

As a young adult I am constantly meeting new people whether it’s at school, my job or even social media. Meeting new people can create social anxiety because the fear that people won’t like us or fear that we may be uninteresting. For example, in one of my classes this semester we have a group assignment and we all had to get up and introduce ourselves to each other in our group, but everybody was nervous, eventually we talked and found we all had something in common. Now when we see each other we can communicate freely and explore different topics.

BODY #2

As an employee there are plenty of times, I had to meet new people and sometimes it would be accidently. Since I work in the warehouse industry you always must communicate with other co-workers or even managers. When communicating with my friends at work we talk how normal friends would communicate. For example, I always talk to Shaun with slang words like “fasho” and “girl, period!” Since we can relate to having the same background, I know she can understand my language more than others.

Body #3

I am constantly on social media because I always have my phone whether its texting, social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. The people I communicate with on social media are mostly childhood friends and family. The form of communication I use on social media is very informal. I am more comfortable being able to abbreviate certain words and using slang when it comes to friends. As far as family I try to tone it down because some of my family members are older and they don’t know what certain slang words mean or certain abbreviated words. For example, I say “LOL” which means Laugh-Out-Loud and when I text my mom that I forgets she does not know what that means. Another form of messaging that I use is Emojis. Those are small digital images or icons to express an idea, and emotion. When communicating on social media I don’t have to worry about being perfect and spelling everything correctly. I can just be myself to the people who understands me the most.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, by giving examples of my language use in different social environments I have described the variety of ways I express myself through school, my workplace, and even social media. The way we communicate with others is important because it takes two people to have a relationship whether it’s a friendship or a relationship. Each person has different communication needs and styles.