百万英镑分析

The Analysis of AT A TAILOR’S SHOP with Hymes ’ SPEAKING

Theory

S: The story happened at a tailor’s shop

P:The milliner. The fellow of the tailor shop, Todd. The owner of the tailor shop.

E: A young man who was given a million-pound note took the note to a tailor shop for a new suit. At the very beginning the tailor despised him. After the saw the million-pound note Todd and the owner changed their attitude to the young man. The owner of the tailor was willing to make new suits, morning suits, shirts and all sorts of things and would like to send them to the young man’s address.

A: The story going through with a common story act sequence, beginning, conflict, climax and ending. At the very beginning, they looked down upon the milliner. They did not believe the young man have a million-pound note. After they noticed the million-pound note, the story came to the climax. The tailor changed their attitude to the young man. They respected him and at last, they was willing to make suits and sent them to the young man.

K:The story was written in a humorous way, which was just like happened in our daily life. Also, the story was written in an ironic way.

I: From the beginning till the end, the milliner always speaks to the tailor in a polite way. The tailor rudely treated the young man. After seeing the million-pound note, they behaved politely.

N: The story conformed to the social rules, including the language usage and the plot of the story. This kind of action was fit with the social background.

G: The genre of the story is a drama script.