DELL HYME’S SPEAKING PARADIGM

Direction: Analyze the following communication situations based on Dell Hymes’

Speaking paradigm. Refer to the given example.

SITUATION SITUATION 2 SITUATION SITUATION 4

1 3
A mother A father A A salesman
reprimands congratulates distinguished demonstrate the
her son who his daughter for guest use of a cooking
was involved being in the speaker equipment in a
in a gang war. honor roll. delivers an mall.
inspirational
speech in a
graduation
rite.
SETTING House school school mall
PARTICIPANTS Mother and Father and Guest salesman
son daughter speaker,
graduates
END To protect him To aware his To give To
from the daughter that lesson and demonstrate
dangers of a he is proud oh inspire the to the buyers
gang war her because students how the
she’s an honor and other equipment use
roll listener and work
ACT Reprimanding congratulating Inspiring Demonstrating
KEY Informal Formal Formal Formal
INSTRUENT Voice Voice Microphone voice
and
speaker
NORM The son’s The To inspire To show the
involvement in daughter’s the people how to
a gang war achievement graduates use the
in the honor to their equipment
roll next
journey
GENRE Argumentation Exposition Narration Narration
description