Aghnaz Zida Tanaffasha

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Discourse Analysis A

Text D
- In lines 1-3 “It is a book that changed the world….- a rare first edition copy of
Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species”, “a rare first edition” link back to “a
book”(anaphora), then “a book” link forward to “On the Origin of
Species”(Cataphora) which is the title of “a book”. “First published in 1859” is
ellipsis because the reader have already known that refer to “a book”.
- In lines 3-4 , “Darwin’s masterpiece rocked Victorian society with its theory of
natural selection”, “it,s” link back to “Darwin’s masterpiece” (anaphora).
- In lines 6-8, “ yet Darwin was already formulating his controversial theories….”.
“his” link back to “Darwin”(anaphora). “..a two-week stop on its history-making
voyage of biological discovery”, “it’s” link back to “his controversial
theories”(anaphora).
- In lines 9-12, “Sydney has another connection wtih Darwin”, “another” link back to
“biological discovery” (anaphora). “On Monday the State Library of NSW will
unveil..” and “the library bought it for..”. “The library” is superordinate of “State
Library of NSW”
- In lines 13-15, “It’s in excellent condition” and “It looks like a new book, quiet
frankly”, “it,s” and “it” link back to Darwin’s book (anaphora). “the book is the only
first edition in its original binding…”. “The book” superordinate refer to Darwin’s
book. Then “it’s”link back to “the book” (anaphora).
- In lines 16-18, “Just 1250 were printed” is ellipsis because the reader have already
known that refer to Darwin’s book. “Legend has it that they sold out on the first day”,
word “it” link back to “printed”.
- In lines 19-20, “First edition of the work are considered even more special..”, “ the
work” is synonym of Darwin’s book.
- In lines 21-23, “Darwin inserted a specific phrase…”, “He was trying to pacify the
fury… of those who accused him of being an atheist who didn’t believe God had
created man,”She said. Words “He” and “him” link back to “Darwin” (Anaphora).
Then “She” link back to “Ms Sutton” (Anaphora) in line 20.
-In lines 24-25, “There are a lot of misconceptions about the book”, “the book” is
superordinate refer to Darwin’s book. “It’s not about the origin of man. It’s about
natural selection…”, word “It’s” link back to “the book”(Anaphora).
- In lines 26-28, “Doesn’t even appear in the first edition”, “the first edition” is
substitution of Darwin’s book.

Text E
1. “and us at night” makes 2 meanings, “us” is my sister and I or “us” is “my father
and I”. “Us” can be repetition if the sentence like this “ During the summer, my sister
and I milked the cows, but now that school has started, my father milks the cows in
the morning, and (my sister and I) at night.

2. In the first sentence “Mrs McAllister watched as the giant airplane” makes 2
meaning. First, Mrs McAllister looks like giant airplane or Mrs McAllister watch the
giant airplane. This sentence can be ellipsis, because omits a word or sentence before
Mrs. McAllister, assuming that the reader has understood the sentence. So I will try
the clear sentence,
“(The plane taken by) Mrs McAllister watched as the giant airplane taxied out of the
gate. Then like some wild beast she pointed her nose down the runway and screamed
terrifically into the sky.

3. In the end of the sentence “they will be shot”, “they” can be owners or donkey.
“they” is repetition. So, the sentence “Mr Yoshiko said the donkey owners should
clearly state why they want to keep the animals. ‘If they cannot give good reasons
why they need the donkeys, then (donkey) will be shot.

4. Word “It” can be garbage or barrel. “It” is repetition, and the clear sentence “Please
place your garbage in this barrel. (Barrel) will be here weekends for use.

5. In the end of the sentence “them” can be jonathan’s family or Brett’s family.
“them” is repetition. The clear sentence “Recent visitors were Jonathan Goldings and
their in-laws the Brett Packards, from Lake Placid, NY. Brett had his tonsils removed
in Centerville. It was a pleasant surprise to have (Brett Packards) for supper