Module 5Text Analysis: Heart of IMI

Common Understanding

As we progress further into our understanding of the IMI, we will need to use common language to describe IMI as it is applied to our interpreting work. With this common language, we can identify the items in a text that contribute to the overall meaning and intent of the speaker. For this activity, we will identify and focus on the following:

Goal - The overarching purpose of the text. Expressed as a verb: to (verb) Examples: to persuade, to complain, to call to action.

Main point - A one-sentence summation of what the text is about.

Affect - The overall feeling of the person delivering the message. Expressed by basic feeling types (i.e., mad, sad, happy, angry, passionate, etc.).

Person Affect - The emotions of a person. Examples: facial expressions, how words/signs are emphasized or not emphasized, repetition, speed of delivery.

Lexical Affect - Strictly the lexical item (word/sign) used, given the context and register. Speaker intonation, expressions, gestures, etc. are not included. A list of words from the text.

For the next activity, we will have the opportunity to view a video and analyze it for the meaning and intent of the speaker. We will view the video and share our various perspectives.